Dialogue is the way we see the glory of God in the face of other religious people. It can be very encouraging and inspiring. The second Great Commandment also requires us to dialogue and cooperate with our neighbours of different faith. To love is to step into the presence of the other and listen. This is as true for our neighbours or our enemies as it is for our children.
Love requires listening and talking.
We have a moral obligation to understand the deep religious convictions of those we would treat as neighbours. And we believe that the Spirit of Jesus is the criterion by which we accept what we accept as being of God. In dialogue we try to remain faithful to Christ as we respect the other people and as we disagree with them when necessary. The world is crying out for people of good will to join together to make right all that is harming the earth. Some of the worst problems of prejudice and conflict cannot be resolved without people of different religions working together to overcome the problems.