Synthesizing the thinking of the most prominent scholars, Professor Edmund Chia discusses practically everything that should be known about Christianity's encounter with other religions in this comprehensive book. Topics include:

• the invention of the idea of World Religions and World Christianity
• the Bible and the church's attitude toward other faiths
• Vatican II, Asian Christianity, and interfaith dialogue
• the what, why, when, and how of dialogue
• the global ecumenical movement
• theologies of religious pluralism
• cross-textual hermeneutics
• comparative theology
• interfaith worship
• religious syncretism
• multiple religious belonging
• interfaith learning in seminaries.