Other Religions

“The new century just begun brings with it a growing need for concord, solidarity, and peace between the nations: for this is the inescapable requirement of an increasingly interdependent world, held together by a global network of exchanges and communications, in which nonetheless deplorable inequalities continue to exist. Tragically our hopes for peace are brutally contradicted by the flaring up of chronic conflicts, beginning with the one which has caused so much bloodshed in the Holy Land. There is also international terrorism, which has taken on a new and fearful dimension, involving in a completely distorted way the great religions. Precisely for this reason, the world's religions are challenged to show all their rich potential for peace by directing and as it were 'converting' towards mutual understanding the cultures and civilizations which draw inspiration from them.” 

Pope John Paul II (November 2002 address to the Italian Parliament) 

Introduction to this section by Stratford Caldecott 

 

1. The question of dialogue Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialogue Dialogue & Proclamation Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith Declaration 'Dominus Iesus'  Russell Hittinger How to Read Humanae Dignitatis on Establishment of Religion Roch Kereszty, O. Cist The Word of God Angelo Scola Which Foundation? Introductory Notes Archbishop Rowan Williams Analysing Atheism
2. Dialogue with Judaism Pontifical Biblical Commission The Jewish People and their Sacred Scriptures in the Christian Bible  Pope John Paul II Address to the Pontifical Biblical Commission  Pope Benedict XVI Interreligious Dialogue and Jewish-Christian Relations Walter Kasper The Jewish-Christian Dialogue: Foundations, Progress, Difficulties and Perspectives Spiritual and Ethical Commitment in Jewish-Christian Dialogue
3. Dialogue with Islam Samir Khalil Samir, S.J. When Civilizations Meet: How Joseph Ratzinger Sees Islam M.A. Zaki Badawi The Challenge of Living Together  Christopher Bamford Sacred Hospitality: Badaliya – The Way of Mystic Substitution  Dr Vincent J. Cornell Practical Sufism: An Akbarian Basis for a Liberal Theology of Difference Robert L. Fastiggi The Incarnation: Muslim Objections and the Christian Response Joseph Kenny OP Jesus and Mary in Islam Joseph E.B. Lumbard The Decline of Knowledge and the Rise of Ideology in the Modern Islamic World Sandro Magister Christians, Islam and the Future of Europe Aidan Nichols, OP A Beginner's Guide to Militant Islam Abdullah Saeed    The Islamic Case for Religious Liberty Reza Shah-Kazemi Recollecting the Spirit of Jihad The Metaphysics of Interfaith Dialogue
4. Dialogue with Asian Religions Paul Williams On Rebirth: Buddhism & Reincarnation Fr J. López-Gáy, SJ Dialogue and Proclamation with Buddhism Ernest Valea Divine Incarnation in Hinduism and Christianity Stratford Caldecott Face to Face: The Difference Between Christian and Hindu Non-Dualism    Stratford Caldecott Trinity and Incarnation: An Eckhartian Perspective

OTHER LINKS 
Readers who want to pursue this subject will find a host of relevant and interesting material on the SEDOS web-site, which is based in Rome as a forum for institutes of consecrated life concerned with missionary work. The articles are sometimes of uneven quality, but very many are excellent, and the Sedos site also contains helpful articles on poverty, development issues and globalization.

For other links see the Interfaith section of our main Links page.