Edmund Kee-Fook Chia 
World Christianity Encounters World Religions [EPUB ebook] 
A Summa of Interfaith Dialogue

Contents

Foreword

Archbishop Michael L. Fitzgerald

Preface

PART 1
CHRISTIANITY, RELIGION, AND DIALOGUE

     1. From Christianity to World Christianity

        Introduction

        Jewish Roots of Christianity

        Birth and Development of Christianity

        Christian Diversity and Denominations

        Eastern Christianity

        Protestants and Reformed Churches

        Free Churches and New Christian Movements

        The Advent of World Christianity

        Christianity as World Religion

        Conclusion

        Suggestions for Further Reading

     2. From Religion to World Religions

        Introduction

        A Case for Religion

        Spiritual but Not Religious

        The Idea of Religion

        The Study of Religion

        The Science of Religion

        The Invention of World Religions

        The World’s Religions

        Judaism

        Islam

        Hinduism

        Buddhism

        Jainism

        Sikhism

        Confucianism

        Taoism

        Conclusion

        Suggestions for Further Reading

     3. Principles and Methodology for Dialogue

         Introduction

         Definition of Interfaith Dialogue

         Reasons for Interfaith Dialogue

         Forms of Interfaith Dialogue

        Attitudes for Enhancing Interfaith Dialogue

        Strategies for Enhancing Interfaith Dialogue

        Conclusion

        Suggestions for Further Reading

PART 2
SCRIPTURE AND TRADITION

     4. The Bible and Other Religions

        Introduction

        The Bible as Word of God

        The Problem of Biblical Interpretation

        Universality in Hebrew Scriptures

        The Tower of Babel and Diversity

        Particularity in Hebrew Scriptures

        The New Testament as New Covenant

        Particularity in the Gospel of Matthew

        Universality in the Gospel of Luke

        Jesus as the One and Only Savior

        Conclusion

        Suggestions for Further Reading

     5. Christian History and Other Religions

        Introduction

        The Age of the Apostles

        The Age of the Church Fathers

        Salvation of Those in the Pre-Christian Era

        No Salvation outside the Church

        The Age of Christendom

        The Age of the Crusades

        The Age of Mission

        The Age of Dialogue

        Conclusion

        Suggestions for Further Reading

     6. Vatican II Christianity and Interfaith Dialogue

        Introduction

        Pope John XXIII:
Aggiornamento

        Pope Paul VI:
Ecclesiam Suam

        Nostra Aetate and Other Conciliar Documents

        Pope John Paul II: Assisi World Day of Prayer

        Pope Benedict XVI:
Dominus Iesus

        Pope Francis:
Evangelii Gaudium

        Conclusion

        Suggestions for Further Reading

     7. Asian Christianity and Interfaith Dialogue

        Introduction

        Early Presence of Other Religions in Asia

        Christianity in Precolonial Asia

        Colonial Christianity in Asia

        Independence and the Quest for Indigenous Identities

        Advent of Asian Christianity

        The Asian Church and the Triple Dialogue

        Dialogue with the Cultures of Asia

        Dialogue with the Religions of Asia

        Dialogue with the Poor of Asia

        Asian Theses on Interreligious Dialogue

        Conclusion

        Suggestions for Further Reading

PART 3
THEOLOGIES AND PRAXES

     8. Global Movement for Christian Unity

        Introduction

        The Scandal of Christian Division

        Ecumenism and the Vision of Ecclesial Unity

        The Modern Ecumenical Movement

        Catholicism’s Cautious Approach to Ecumenism

        Vatican II’s Embrace of Ecumenism

        Catholic Documents and the Ecumenical Vision

        Fruits and Challenges of Ecumenism

        The New or Wider

Archbishop Michael Louis Fitzgerald, MAfr, was ordained priest as a member of the Society of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers) in 1961, and he obtained his doctorate in theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University (1965) and a BAhons in Arabic from the School of Oriental and African Studies, London University (1968). He served on the General Council of the Missionaries of Africa (1980–1986) and the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue. He was ordained bishop in 1992 and was raised to the rank of archbishop in 2002. From 2006 to 2012, he was apostolic nuncio in Egypt and delegate to the League of Arab States. He is author (with R. Caspar) of Signs of Dialogue (1992); Dieu rêve d'unité (2005); (with John Borelli) of Interfaith Dialogue (2006), and of numerous articles.