Tag: Journal of Inter-Religious Dialogue
“When Soldiers Speak: From Acts of Violence to Open Communication,” by Anne Read
Inter-religious conversations are essential in transforming current relations in Israel and West Bank, Palestine from combat to communication. This paper presents the case study of a Jerusalem-based d... Read More
“One Candle, One Life, One Planet: The Jewish Festival of Hanukkah and the Deep Meaning of Small Differences,” by Robert Pollack
How do we measure the importance of an event, the meaning of the difference it makes? As a scientist my answer is simple: the bigger the difference, the more important the event. By this measure the m... Read More
“The Empty Throne: Religious Imagery and Presence in Byzantine and Buddhist Art,” by Thomas Cattoi
The purpose of this paper is to explore the theological and spiritual import of the image of the empty throne in early Buddhist and Christian iconography. While Byzantine representations of the Last J... Read More
“DivInnovations,” by Sophia Khan
We add to a new feature introduced last issue, compiled and written by Sophia Khan in conjunction with professors, administrators, and students on campuses across the country, titled DivInnovations. T... Read More
Call for Submissions, Issue 12
Where does life begin and end? What role does the individual have to play in his or her own fate? Are we ever morally entitled to make decisions on behalf of loved ones? What does faith have to tell u... Read More
Review of “Interreligious Hermeneutics,” Eds. Catherine Cornille and Christopher Conway, by Madhuri M. Yadlapati
Interreligious Hermeneutics originated with a 2009 international symposium held at Boston College on interreligious dialogue. The second volume in Cascade Books’ Interreligious Dialogue Series, it i... Read More
Review of “The Holy Spirit, Chi, and the Other: A Model of Global and Intercultural Pneumatology,” by Grace Ji-Sun, by Sheri Kling
In this worthy addition to inter-religious and inter-cultural dialogue, Grace Ji-Sun Kim introduces the term “Spirit-Chi” and builds a strong case for her assertion that the Holy Spirit as present... Read More
Multiple Belonging: Thoughts on Belonging to More Than One Religion
I am in the process of articulating how I can be both Christian and Jewish without being a “Jew for Jesus.” Many people hail from a smattering of religious influences and heritages. The current mo... Read More