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An international group of Christian scholars and teachers, renowned for their pioneering work in interreligious dialogue, describe their personal encounters with Buddhism, Judaism, Hinduism, Islam, Daoism, and Confucianism, sharing what they have learned and how it changed their own faith.
Contributors: John T. Pawlikowski, OSM, David Neuhaus, SJ, Gavin D’Costa, Mary C. Boys, SNJM, Philip A. Cunningham, Leo D. Lefebure, Thomas Michel, SJ, Wilhelmus Valkenberg, Felix Korner, SJ, David Marshall, Lucinda Mosher, Reinhold Bernhardt, Francis X. Clooney, SJ, Bradley Malkowsky, Bettina Sharada Baumer, John R. Dupuche, John Thatamanil, Yann Vagneux, Pierre-François de Béthune, OSB, James L. Fredericks, Thierry-Jean Roboüam, SJ, Elizabeth J. Harris, Michael Barnes, SJ, Paul Knitter, Perry Schmidt-Leukel, S. Mark Heim, Joseph S. O’Leary, James W. Heisig, John Lagerwey, Bênoit Vermander, SJ, Lai Pan-Chiu, Robert Cummings Neville, Kwok Pui-lan, Peter C. Phan.
Catherine Cornille is professor of comparative theology at Boston College, where she holds the Newton College Alumnae Chair of Western Culture. Her many books include Meaning and Method in Comparative Theology and In Between Religions: On Religious Hybridity and Belonging.
“Transformation happens in relationship, even—especially!—for the giants of interreligious theology. In Sacred Encounters, they invite you to hear the stories behind their classic texts as well as to meet new companions for your journey.”—Michelle Voss, author, Tastes of the Divine: Hindu and Christian Theologies of Emotion
“Catherine Cornille gathers the autobiographical testimonies of a generation of Christian scholars who pioneered engagement with other religious traditions, offering a rare and essential record of the lives that challenged Christian theology and reshaped Christian engagement with religious difference.”—Hans Gustafson, director, Jay Phillips Center for Interreligious Studies, University of St. Thomas
“This book shows in a wonderful way the transformative power of interreligious encounters. Through these rich examples from diverse pioneers of interreligious dialogue and comparative theology it encourages us to cross borders and to learn from other religions.” —Klaus von Stosch, Schlegel Professor for Catholic Systematic Theology, University of Bonn
