Hospitality, Service, Proclamation: Interfaith engagement as Christian discipleship

by Tom Wilson

Overview

- A timely antidote to the usual theoretical discussions around interfaith, which offer little in terms of practical outworkings for the ordinary church leader - The author draws on a wealth of experience in training churches to take interfaith engagement seriously - Fills an important niche, pitching the argument at those with an inherent suspicion of dialogue with other fath groups.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780334057994
Publisher:	Hymns Ancient & Modern
Publication date:	04/30/2019
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)

About the Author

Rev Dr Tom Wilson is Director of the St Philips Foundation, a Christian foundation interfaith centre that engages regionally and nationally in training and resourcing churches, schools, higher education institutions, public and private sector employers in issues related to faith and belief. He is the author of Learning to Live Well Together

Table of Contents

Preface 1. Why engage in interfaith relations? 2. Who engages in interfaith relations? 3. What does the Bible say? 4. When and where does interfaith engagement take place? 5. How can interfaith engagement take place? 6. Not just good, but Christian Appendix: Engaging with particular faith communities Bibliography Index

Editorial Reviews

"This is a good book to put into the hands of someone training for the ministry, or who missed out on interfaith ministry in their training.The book also has a helpful appendix suggesting books about seven of the faiths Christians in Britain might wish to engage with."

CLAIRE DISBREY

An unembarrassed rationale for why committed Christians, and those of any convinced faith, can – and indeed should – engage in inter-faith relationships…Tom Wilson provides positive encouragements from the Bible for such an approach, along with a great range of personal stories and practical tips on how to organise and engage in inter-faith events.

Richard McCallum

... a reliable guide to mapping the Christian engagement with people of other faiths. He reminds us that this engagement is not the preserve of the specialist but the stuff of everyday life and in keeping with the heart of the Christian faith. This is the kind of book I wish had been put in my hands when I was in my 20s.

Richard Sudworth

…The call to deeper discipleship through deeper engagement with people who don’t recognise Jesus as Lord is profound and much needed in today’s church. I will certainly be recommending this book...

Martyn Snow