There is no life without relationships. In a multi-religious context, for a life of
mutual enrichment, a genuine and friendly inter-religious relationship is vital. Such
relationship alone defines authentic and matured religious life. This relationship is
explored in opportunities to know and understand one another. It finds expression in
inter-religious prayer and spirituality with agreed form and right intent. In the cases of
inter-religious marriage, it is proved that human love has the capacity to transcend
structures and identities. The context of inter-religious funeral, both formal and
informal, provides a space for sharing visions of ultimate goal and their impact on the
present life. The final testing point is, how inter-religious friends engage in concrete
actions for social transformation and world peace. In all these explorations, as argued in
this book, the guiding principles are `commitment and openness'.
Contents
Foreword
Preface
Abbreviations
1. Interreligious Relationship
2. Interreligious Education
3. Interreligious Prayer-Worship
4. Interreligious Marriage
5. Interreligious Funeral
6. Interreligious Engagement
Author's English Publications on Interreligious Relations
Index of Personal Names
Rev. Dr. Israel Selvanayagam, a presbyter of the Church of South
India, hails from a remote village in Kanyakumari District of Tamil Nadu. At the end of
his theological education and ministerial training in Tamil Nadu Theological Seminary,
Madurai, 1977, he had a `second call' for the new ministry of inter-religious dialogue.
Since then his ministry, pastoral and teaching, both in India and the United Kingdom, has
an inter-religious focus. He has an impressive publication record both in English and
Tamil. Christian World Imprints is pleased to have published his books, most remarkably,
`Kristu Bhakti and Krishna Bhakti' (2017) and `Religion and Religions' (2018).
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