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We live in a multifaith world. In many of our neighborhoods, we find the familiar landmarks of Jewish, Buddhist, and Muslim presence. Increasingly, both urban and rural settings are becoming microcosms of a larger pattern of emerging religious pluralism in the US and around the world.
As a result, one of the most pressing issues for Christians everywhere is how to understand the relationship between interfaith dialogue and the church’s mission.
A new website provides resources for Christian leaders who see mission and interfaith engagement not as mutually exclusive but as an opportunity to embody a holistic witness that bridges religious divides for the sake of “loving our [religious] neighbor as ourselves,” through conversation, cooperation, and proclamation.
Green is a John Wesley Fellow and elder in The United Methodist Church. He is professor of New Testament interpretation and Associate Dean for the Center for Advanced Theological Studies, Fuller Theological Seminary. He has authored or edited more than 50 books, including Conversion in Luke-Acts: Divine Initiative, Human Cognition, and the People of God (Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2015), Why Salvation? (Abingdon, 2013), and The World of the New Testament: Cultural, Social, and Historical Contexts (with Lee Martin McDonald; Baker Academic, 2013).