Contents:
1. Christianity in a Multireligious World
A Starting Point
The History of Christian Thought about Non-Christians
The Modern Theology of Religions
Holding a Postmodern Creative Tension
Hopes and Postures in Encountering the Other
2. Mysticism
What Is Mysticism?
Mysticism as Apophatic
Mysticism as Kataphatic
Conclusions
3. Masters and Mediators
The Role of a Mediator
Mediation and Cosmology
Spiritual Guides as Mediators
Lessons
Conclusions
4. The Jewish Vision
Entering the Jewish Imagination
Jewish Vision of Time
Torah Study: An Intersection between Time and Space
Jewish Vision of Space
5. Islam: The Surrendering Soul
What Makes a Muslim?
Muhammad and the Human Condition
The Qur'an
Salat: Before the Throne of God
6. Hinduism's Many Layers
From Sacrifice to Brahman
Finding God and Self
Passionately Loving God
Witnessing an Untamable God
7. Buddha's Revision
Buddha's Biography
Meditation
Two Confounding Questions: The Self and Nirvana
Shifts in Buddhism and Their Meanings
8. Zen Mind, Ordinary Mind
Introducing Zen
Spiritual Progress in Zen
9. The Chinese Spirit
Chinese Religiosity
The Daoist Contribution
The Confucian Contribution
10. Indigenous Traditions: The Primal Voice
Why Native Traditions Matter
Spirits and Shamans
11. The New Age Message
What Is New Age?
Interesting Contributions and Strange Permutations
12. Interreligious Encounters: Backward and Forward
Looking Back
Looking Forward: The Future of Interreligious Dialogue
Does What You Believe Matter?
Personal Last Word by the Author: Why I Am a Christian