S. Wesley Ariarajah.

Asia and the Middle East but inore aud inure for Christians elsewhere Yet although interfaith dialogue hav established itself as a key conceτο for the churches and the ecumenical moveinent, it continues to raise spiritual, social, political, pracтька and theological concerns in many quarters. The Insights to the book draw on the author's wide range of personal experiences as a child, student and Methodist pastor in Sri Lanka: as a participant in the controversial discussion of interfaith dialogue at the World Council of Churches fifth asembly (Nicola 19251, as a student of Hinduism; and especially as longtime staff member and director of the WCC Halogue programme Weaving together accounta Grom daily lite, ecumenical trats and discussions menlogical reflection, this book offers a clear and challenging introduction to key issues that at se again and again when Christians and churches ente into conversation with their neighbours of othe faitha among them interfaith praver, interfait marriage, religion and conflict, and dialogue and

S. Wesley Ariarajah is professor of ecumenical theology. Drew University School of Theology, Madison, New Jersey (USA).