Chapter 5 from "Dialogue in Diversity: Christians in Conversation with a Multi-faith World." Views of Salvation There are many views regarding Interreligious dialogue. Not only are there many views, there are many labels and many classifications for IRD. In this book, we will use a spectrum based on the people's understanding with regards the the …
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Book Finally Complete– “Dialogue in Diversity”
It is finished. The battle is over. Yesterday, January 12, 2019 I put my book "Dialogue in Diversity--- Christians in Conversation with a Multi-faith World" out into the world. It has been a slow process, and am thoroughly glad it is over. That being said, I now feel trepidation at putting it out for all …
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Interreligious Dialogue “Rules”
A presentation of various rules, principles, guidelines, or attitudes that inform effective interreligious or interfaith dialogue.
Two Poles in Dialogue
Years ago I had a long discussion with a member of the Bahai faith. It was interesting in many ways, but also rather frustrating. The individual would like to say that all religions in essence agree with each other-- that all religions give the same answers. He would say that, and I would point out …
Inter-religious Dialogue as a Tool
I have recently, finally, started working on my book on Inter-religious Dialogue (IRD). I should not have been so slow. I will be teaching the course starting in October (2018). This is the third time I have taught the course, but this will be the first time with my own text. I hope to have …
…And Then Sometimes They Just Get It
I teach a class in Inter-religious Dialogue (IRD). Since I am a Missions professor at an Evangelical missionally-minded seminary, I like to challenge the notion that IRD is anti-evangelistic. IRD is not preaching (1-way communication to change someone's mind) or apologetics (2-way communication to change someone's mind). IRD focuses on understanding, but I point out …
Dale Carnegie and Inter-religious Dialogue
Teaching a class on Dialogue with Asian Religions, I noticed a lot of the advice related to inter-religious (or interfaith) dialogue is related to the advice that Dale Carnegie gave to people in "How to Win Friends and Influence People" published back in 1937. This slide presentation deals with some beliefs that Evangelical Christians have …
Interfaith Dialogue Posts
For those students of mine who are taking Dialogue with Asian Religions, here is a list of my posts that relate to this topic: What View Should Christians Take of Non-Christian Religions How Do We Dialogue Among Faiths Dialogue and Different Faiths Dialogue With Other Faiths Seven Rules of Dialoguing Problem With Debating Quote from …