Table of Contents
Foreword vii
Introduction xiii
I The History of a Breakthrough 1
The Situation Prior to the Mid-Twentieth Century 1
A Turning Point: Vatican II 4
Four Kinds of Dialogue 6
The Pioneers of the Dialogue of Religious Experience 9
Two Emblematic Figures 13
Henri he Saux-Abhishiktananda (1910-1973) 13
Thomas Merton (1915-1968) 18
II Theological Interpretation 26
Theological Reflection and Spiritual Experience 27
Raimon Panikkar (1918-2010) 28
Serge Beaurecueil (1917-1993) 33
Interreligious Dialogue and Hospitality 35
Evangelical Hospitality 39
New Paths for Theology 42
Changing the Way We See Things 43
Accepting Poverty 46
Sharing Unconditionally 48
III Interreligious Prayer 51
The Testimony of Tibhirine 51
The Day of Prayer for Peace in Assisi, October 27, 1986 53
Trans-religious Meditation 58
Enomiya Lassalle (1898-1990) 58
The Dialogue of Silence 60
IV A New Conversion to the Gospel 64
Vincent Shigeto Oshida (1922-2003) 65
A Lectio Divina of Other Religions 71
Preparing a Welcoming Dwelling 72
Welcoming with Respect and Confidence 74
Hoping for a Blessing 76
Evangelical Universalism 78
