Interfaith Dialogue at the Grass Roots
Publisher: Ecumenical Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Philadelphia, PA
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 131
ISBN-13: 9780931214110
Description: When diverse faiths come together the encounter can be intense, awkward, even violent, but creating a dialogue can help reconcile differences. We can sustain respect and create peace with "the other" without doing harm to the sincerity of our own particular religious tradition. In the process, everyone learns and grows, experiencing greater religious tolerance and understanding.

The contributors to Interfaith Dialogue at the Grass Roots consider the patience and passion involved in promoting such interfaith activities. The essays seek to empower rabbis, imams, pastors, and their congregants to take up the work of interreligious dialogue as a peacemaking activity. The book provides guidelines for conducting interfaith encounters, showing how storytelling and conversations can make these meetings productive and constructive. Additional chapters reveal how to establish and inspire peace. Lastly, Joseph Stoutzenberger writes questions for reflection and suggestions for action at the end of each chapter.
Table of contents: label: Preface
title: ix; label: Introduction
title: 1; label: 1. Understanding Dialogue
title: 9; label: 2. Doing Effective Dialogue - And Loving It
title: 25; label: 3. Storytelling as a Key Methodology for Interfaith Youth Work
title: 35; label: 4. The Next Thing to Dialogue
title: 47; label: 5. Bringing the Dialogue Home
title: 61; label: 6. The Art of Heeding
title: 75; label: 7. The Power of Hope
title: 87; label: 8. Conclusion: Making Dialogue Real
title: 97; title: Epilogue; label: Building a Shared Home for Everyone - Interreligious Dialogue at the Grass Roots in Indonesia
title: 109; label: Friendship Counts Most
title: 121