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Sharing Wisdom: Benefits and Boundaries of Interreligious Learning

Sharing Wisdom: Benefits and Boundaries of Interreligious Learning

Gianotti, Timothy
Ahluwalia, Pal
Goshen-Gottstein, Alon

Hardcover

Series: Interreligious Reflections

Comparative ReligionReligion General General Christianity

ISBN10: 1498545572
ISBN13: 9781498545570
Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: Dec 23 2016
Pages: 136
Weight: 0.80
Height: 0.60 Width: 6.30 Depth: 9.30
Language: English
The essays collected here, prepared by a think tank of the Elijah Interfaith Academy, explore the challenges associated with sharing wisdom--learning, teachings, messages for good living--between members of different faith traditions. In a globalized age, when food, music, and dress are shared freely, how should religions go about sharing their wisdom? The essays, representing six faith traditions (Jewish, Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist), explore what wisdom means in each of these traditions, why it should be shared--internally and externally--and how it should be shared. A primary concern is the form of appropriate sharing, so that the wisdom of the specific tradition maintains its integrity in the process of sharing. Authors reflect on specific wisdoms their tradition has or should share, as well as what it has to receive from other faiths. Special emphasis is placed on the themes of love and forgiveness and how these illustrate the principles of common sharing. Love and humility emerge as strong motivators for sharing wisdom and for doing so in a way that respects the tradition from which the wisdom comes as well as the recipient. This book offers a theory that can enrich ongoing encounters between members of faith traditions by suggesting a tradition-based practice of sharing the wisdom of traditions, while preserving the integrity of the teaching and respecting the identity of the one with whom wisdom is shared.

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