Christian Uniqueness Reconsidered is an act of living tradition responding to the radical challenge of contemporary appreciation for the richness of other religious traditions. Gavin D'Costa has masterfully brought together the con-tributions of fourteen outstanding scholars who challenge the sometimes superficial argument that all religious traditions, without qualification, can be characterized as "equal."

To further the debate surrounding what constitutes a viable Christian the-ology of religions Christian Uniqueness Reconsidered turns pluralism's assumption of a common religious essence on its head. A "lazy pluralism," this book shows, does not really advance our understanding of religious plu-rality. It is more useful, as well as more faithful to the core of Christian tradition and to the data of unbiased academic historical studies, to affirm a radical uniqueness in the core and structure of Christian origins, significance, and role in world history, and to appreciate the unique genius of other traditions.