Since publication of his landmark book No Other Name?, Paul Knitter's work has crystallized discussions and defined some of the most basic questions in Christian theology, particularly in the debate over the uniqueness of Jesus as God's son and all humankind's sole redeemer.

In Part One of The Uniqueness of Jesus, Paul Knitter responds to the request of editors Leonard Swidler and Paul Mojzes to state the most adequate case for a viable Christian theology of religions and the demands of living ecumenically in a religiously plural world. The result is Knitter's five basic theses on the "uniqueness of Jesus" that comprise the opening statement in this dialogue.

In Part Two a score of influential women and men comment on these five theses. They include: Harvey Cox, Monika Hellwig, Hans Küng, Wesley Ariarajah, Clark H. Pinnock, José Miguez Bonino, John McQuarrie, Raimon Panikkar, John Sanders, John Mbiti, Ingred Shafer, Michael Amaladoss, Kajsa Ahlstrand, Michael von Brück, John B. Cobb. Jr., Kenneth Cragg, Antony Fernando, John Hick, Karl-Josef Kuschel, and Seiichi Yagi.

In Part Three, Paul Knitter responds to his critics, friends all, but some of whom, he concedes, make substantial points that reveal the difficulties of the road ahead.