CATHERINE CORNILLE is the Newton College Alumnae Chair and Professor of Comparative Theology at Boston College. Professor Cornille is a widely published authority in this field, whose books include Many Mansions? Multiple Religious Belonging and Christian Identity (2002), The Im-Possibility of Interreligious Dialogue (2008), Interreligious Hermeneutics (2010), and Meaning and Method in Comparative Theology (2020). She is also editor of the series "Christian Commentaries on non-Christian Sacred Texts."

This comprehensive volume brings together a distinguishededitorial team, including some of the field's pioneers, toexplore the aims, practice, and historical context of interfaithcollaboration.
* Explores in full the background, history, objectives, anddiscourse between the leaders and practitioners of theworld's major religions
* Examines relations between religions from around the world,moving well beyond the common focus on Christianity, to also coverover 12 major religions
* Features a wealth of case studies on contemporaryinterreligious dialogue
* Charts a long-term shift away from a competitive rivalrybetween belief systems, and a change in focus towards the morerespectful, cooperative approach reflected in institutions such asthe World Council of Churches
* Includes up-to-date commentary on the growing dialogue ofrecent years, written by some of the leading figures working in thefield of interfaith discourse