INTER-RELIGIOUS RELATIONS

COHN-SHERBOK Dan, GREY Mary – Pursuing the Dream / A Jewish-Christian Conversation
A feminist Roman Catholic theologian and a liberal rabbi exchange letters and emails on the major theological fundamentals of their respective faiths, such as God, Jesus and the Bible, alongside contemporary issues such as war and peace, gender, ecology, family, sin and racism.
Dan Cohn-Sherbok is a rabbi and professor of Judaism at the University of Wales, Lampeter.
Mary Grey was until recently professor of pastoral theology at the University of Wales, Lampeter.
+2005, 290 pp., CHF 42.-- (Darton.Longman + Todd)

CHRYSSIDES George D., WILKINS Margaret Z. (Eds) – A Reader in New Religious Movements
“This is an extraordinarily and uniquely useful collection of writings not about, but by, founders and members of the better-known “cults” or new Religious Movements.” Eileen Barker, Professor Emeritus of Sociology, London School of Economics. “This is an anthology for which I have been waiting a long time.” Christopher Partridge, Professor of Contemporary Religion, University of Chester
George D. Chryssides is Senior Lecturer in Religious Studies at the University of Wolverhampton, UK
Margaret Z. Wilkins is a freelance writer and researcher
2006, 440 pp., CHF 59.90 (Continuum)

COHN-SHERBOK Dan – Kabbalah & Jewish Mysticism / An introductory anthology
Beginning with an illuminating introduction to its history, Cohn-Sherbok chronologically presents the significant texts which underpin Kabbalah and Jewish Mysticism.
Rabbi Dan Cohn-Sherbok is Professor of Judaism at the University of Wales, Lampeter.
2006 2nd edition, 192 pp., CHF 26.50 (OneWorld)

LESHER Jean A. – Pathways to Peace / Interreligious readings and reflections
Jean Lesher, a dedicated participant in interfaith dialogue initiatives and an accomplished editor, has collected sayings from many of the world’s religious traditions and leaders. It will be a source of discussion and reflection among members of all traditions who yearn for peace and greater understanding all over the world. Lesher A. Jean is a collector of readings and has edited books of devotional literature. She has attended the Parliament of World’s Religions several times, and is a former editor of trade and professional books. She lives in Berkeley, California.
2005, 152 pp., CHF 26.50 (Cowley Publications)

WARD Keith – Pascal’s Fire / Scientific Faith and Religious Understanding
Emerging with a conception of God that is consistent with both science and the world’s major faiths, this ambitious project will fascinate believers and sceptics alike.
Keith Ward is Professor of Divinity, Gresham College, London.
2006, 284 pp., CHF 26.80 (Oneworld)

WROGEMANN Henning – Missionarischer Islam und gesellschaftlicher Dialog / Eine Studie zur Begründung und Praxis des Aufrufs zum Islam. Die Studie beschreibt Grundzüge der islamischen Ausbreitungsgeschichte mit besonderem Schwerpunkt auf neuen Entwicklungen im 20.Jahrhundert.
Dr. habil. Henning Wrogemann, Jahrgang 1964, ist Privatdozent für Religionsgeschichte und Missionswissenschaft an der Theologischen Fakultät der Ruprecht-Karls-Universität in Heidelberg und Leiter des Missionsseminars des Evangelisch-lutherischen Missionswerkes in Niedersachsen (ELM) in Hermannsburg.
2006, 518 pp., CHF 44.70 (Lembeck)

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