Cover -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Introduction -- PART I: Focal Topics -- CHAPTER 1: The History of Inter-Religious Dialogue -- The Christian Ecumenical Movement -- The Move to Dialogue with Other Religions -- Reasons for the Rise of Dialogue -- Historicism -- Intentionality -- The sociology of knowledge -- The limitations of language -- Hermeneutics -- Dialogue -- The contribution of the "scientific" study of religion to inter-religious dialogue -- The Deepening and Expanding of Inter-Religious Dialogue -- Conclusion: The Current State of Inter-Religious Dialogue -- Bibliography -- CHAPTER 2: Conditions for Inter-Religious Dialogue -- Humility -- Commitment -- Interconnection -- Empathy -- Hospitality -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- CHAPTER 3: Monastic Inter-Religious Dialogue -- The Creation of Commissions for Monastic Inter-Religious Dialogue -- The Pioneers of Dialogue at the Level of Spiritual Experience -- The History of DIM/MID, 1978 to 2012 -- Communication -- Communion -- Bibliography -- CHAPTER 4: Comparative Theology and Inter-Religious Dialogue -- Comparative Theology and Inter-Religious Dialogue: Some Starting Points -- A Note on the Historical Interconnections of Comparative Theology and Inter-Religious Dialogue -- Comparative Theology as the Right Theological Practice to go with Inter-Religious Dialogue -- The New Contexts of Comparative Theology and Inter-Religious Dialogue -- Comparative Theology and Scriptural Reasoning at the Margins of Inter-Religious Dialogue -- Comparative Theology in Critical Relationship with Inter-Religious Dialogue -- Is Inter-Religious Dialogue Unsettled by Comparative Theology? -- In Conclusion -- Bibliography -- CHAPTER 5: Scriptural Reasoning as Inter-Religious Dialogue -- From Liberal Pluralism to Postliberal Particularism -- How Scriptural Reasoning Works.

The Roots of Scriptural Reasoning -- From Textual Reasoning to Scriptural Reasoning -- Scripture: Source of Conflict -- Source of Reconciliation? -- Some "Rules of Conduct" -- Scriptural Reasoning Between Identity (House) and Openness (Tent) -- House -- Tent -- Scriptural Reasoning as a Postsecular Project -- To Conclude: Some Unanswered Theological Questions -- Bibliography -- CHAPTER 6: Inter-Religious Worship -- Inter-Religious Worship: The Individual Level -- Inter-Religious Worship and the Community -- Religion, Communion, and Transcendence -- Beginnings of Inter-Religious Worship: Mahatma Gandhi -- The Background of the Indian Tradition -- Dialogue and the Second Vatican Council -- The Initiative of Pope John Paul II -- Dimensions of Inter-Religious Prayer -- Ways of Praying Together -- Prayer with Non-Theistic Religions -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- CHAPTER 7: Art and Inter-Religious Dialogue -- The Difference of Art -- The Act of Creation -- Mediation -- A mediate lens -- Mediate images -- Sensibility -- Empathic Relation -- Empathic imagining -- Bibliography -- CHAPTER 8: Inter-Religious Dialogue and Interstitial Theology -- Syncretism and Hybridity -- A New Model of Dialogue and Hybridity: Interstitial Theology -- Bibliography -- CHAPTER 9: Inter-Religious Dialogue and Social Action -- Contextualizing: Types of Dialogue and Virtues for Dialogue -- Types of inter-religious dialogue -- Virtues necessary for inter-religious dialogue -- Problematizing: The Subjugation of the Particular by the Universal -- The Necessity and Priority of Socially Engaged Inter-Religious Dialogue -- The necessity of socially engaged dialogue -- The priority of socially engaged dialogue -- Gathered Around the Suffering Ones of the Earth -- The "Hermeneutical Privilege" of the Oppressed Within a Socially Engaged Dialogue -- Guidelines for Socially Engaged Dialogue.

Practical Next Steps -- Bibliography -- CHAPTER 10: Inter-Religious Dialogue and Peacebuilding -- Introduction -- Conceptual Framework: The Relevance of Inter-Religious Dialogue to Peacebuilding -- Defining ethno-religious conflicts -- Religion and peacebuilding -- Defining dialogue and peacebuilding -- Defining inter-religious dialogue -- Objectives of inter-religious dialogue -- Formats of inter-religious dialogue -- Levels of inter-religious dialogue -- Conditions For Effective Inter-Religious Dialogue -- Identity of the parties and nature of the dispute -- Clear purpose -- Selection of parties -- Balance of power -- Creating a safe and secure environment -- Examination of similarities and differences -- Collaborative task -- Intra-faith meetings -- Follow-up -- Limits and challenges of inter-religious dialogue -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- CHAPTER 11: Women in Inter-Religious Dialogue -- Women and the Parliament Model of Dialogue -- The Challenge of Women in the Parliament Model of Dialogue -- Women and the Activist Model of Dialogue -- Dialogue in the Everyday - A Storytelling Model -- Why Women's Voices Matter in the Dialogue of Religions -- Bibliography -- PART II: Case Studies -- CHAPTER 12: Buddhist-Hindu Dialogue -- Doubt and Debate in Ancient South Asia, and the Challenge of Buddhism -- Discursive Ethics of Hindu and Buddhist Scholastic Philosophies -- Disputes Over Jalpa and Vitaṇḍā -- Schools of Hindu Realism versus Buddhist Idealism and Phenomenalism -- Universal Challenge of Mādhyamaka Buddhism -- Hindu Philosophies of Transcendental Language -- Conclusion: Hindu and Buddhist Philosophy in the Global Cosmopolis -- Bibliography -- CHAPTER 13: Jewish-Christian Dialogue -- The Historical Background of the Dialogue -- Stirring Times: Radical Hatred and Groundbreaking Dialogue -- The Age of Dialogue -- Vatican II and its Aftermath.

An Alternative Dialogue: Conservative Christians and Jews -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- CHAPTER 14: Jewish-Muslim Dialogue -- Historical Background -- Dialogue between Muslims and Jews as Conscious Community Building and Civic Engagement -- Some Differences and Hurdles that Affect Muslim-Jewish Dialogue -- Some Shared Attributes and their Impact on Dialogue -- Current Trends and Observations in Muslim-Jewish Relations in North America -- Bibliography -- CHAPTER 15: Christian-Muslim Dialogue -- Mixed Messages -- Perennial Issues -- The Twentieth Century -- Theological Dialogue -- Abrahamic Dialogue -- Dynamics for the Future -- Reciprocity? -- Asymmetries -- Repentance -- Bibliography -- CHAPTER 16: Shinto-Buddhist Dialogue -- Harmony in Shinto-Buddhist History -- Shinto-Buddhist Dialogue before Modernization -- Buddha a foreign kami, 552-700 -- Buddha leads kami to enlightenment, 700-900 -- Dharma-protecting kami -- Kami as emanations of Buddhist entities, 900-1185 -- Honji suijaku: The Shinto-Buddhist norm, 1185-1867 -- Ryôbu Shinto -- Pure Land and Nichiren Buddhism -- Shinto Challenges Buddhist Dominance, 1185-1867 -- Emerging Shinto Dominance -- Atsutane Hirata (1776-1843) -- Shinto-Buddhist Dialogue under State-Shinto -- Toshio Kuroda and Kenmitsu Buddhism -- Shinto-Buddhist Dialogue in Democratic Japan -- Revived Shugendô -- Harmony in Interreligious Dialogue in Japan -- Shinto-Buddhist Harmony Revisited -- Bibliography -- CHAPTER 17: Muslim-Hindu Dialogue -- Traders and Raiders -- Islamic Empires, Plural Populations -- Colonial India -- "Dialogue of Life" -- Interfaith Activists -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- CHAPTER 18: Christian-Confucian Dialogue -- Transmitting the Confucian Dao : The Chinese Prelude -- The First Phases of Confucian-Christian Dialogue -- The Modern Renewal of Confucian-Christian Dialogue -- Bibliography.

CHAPTER 19: Dialogue between Islam and African Religions -- Normative Islam and African Religions -- Sufism and African Religions -- Indigenous Movements -- Ceremonies in African Islam -- Critical Questions -- Bibliography -- CHAPTER 20: Hindu-Christian Dialogue -- Hindu Reform Movements and Dialogue with Christianity -- Vivekananda in Dialogue with Christianity -- Gandhi and Christianity -- Savarkar and Christianity -- Present Hindu-Christian Dialogue -- Bibliography -- CHAPTER 21: Native American Spirituality and Christianity -- Native American Religions: A Way of Life -- A millennial experience -- Basic characteristics of Native American spirituality -- A contemporary reality with deep historical roots -- A Dialogue in the Making -- An invitation to dialogue -- Four types of dialogue -- Reconciliation and dialogue -- The Meeting of the Rivers -- The syncretic process -- Religious identity and religious mobility -- Inter-religious dialogue and Inculturation -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- CHAPTER 22: Islam and Buddhism -- Buddhism and Islam in History -- Buddha and Muhammad - Prophetic Dimensions -- The Buddha and Muhammad as Founders of Traditions -- The Buddha as Enlightened Bodhisattva and Muhammad as Insan al-Kamil -- Contemporary Issues and Themes of Dialogue -- Bibliography -- CHAPTER 23: Christian-Buddhist Dialogue -- Conceptual Dialogue -- Socially Engaged Dialogue -- Interior Dialogue -- Concluding Observations -- Bibliography -- CHAPTER 24: Buddhist-Jewish Relations -- Ancient Times -- Medieval Times -- Mysticism -- Modern Europe -- Asian Nationalisms and the Jews -- The Holocaust and the Genesis of JuBu -- The Contemporary Jewish-Buddhist Encounter -- Idolatry? -- Trajectories -- Bibliography -- CHAPTER 25: Hindu-Jewish Encounters -- Mapping Hindu-Jewish Encounters: Landmark Collaborative Initiatives.

Historical Encounters: South Asian and Middle Eastern Cultures, Indic and Judaic Worlds.