Faith, Hope and Love
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Often Christian interfaith engagement has been viewed through the lense of theology of religions where the primary questions are often about the salvific destiny of people of other faiths. 'Faith, Hope and Love' offers an alternative approach asking how do Christian interfaith practitioners live out their discipleship in a multi-faith world? And what, theologically, is being expressed in their activity?
Demonstrating a new and innovative approach to interfaith engagement, this book argues for theological reflection on the multi faith reality of our society to focus on the practice of Christian interfaith engagement, drawing on the methodology of practical theology to explore the impact of encounter on Christian self-understanding. It suggests that other faith traditions are no longer a theological problem to be solved or people to be ‘saved’ but a potential ‘means of grace’ in which the Christian disciple learns more about God and grows in their relationship with Christ.
Part 1 Towards a Practical Theology of Interfaith Engagement
1. Faith, Hope and Love – Pedagogy for Interfaith Engagement
2. Beyond New Contestations – A Practical Theological Challenge to Particularists and Pluralists
3. Interfaith Engagement, Non-Violence and the Way of Salvation
Part 2 Challenging Islamophobia, Affirming Multiculturalism
4. Challenging Islamophobia – A Practical Theological Reflection
5. Rejoicing in the Truth – A Practical Theological Affirmation of Multiculturalism
Ray Gaston is Team Vicar of St Chad & St Marks in the Parish of Central Wolverhampton and Inter Faith Enabler for the Wolverhampton Episcopal Area and Advisor on Inter Faith relations to the Bishops of Wolverhampton and Lichfield. He is an Associate Tutor in Inter Faith Engagement at the Queens Foundation for Ecumenical Theological Education in Birmingham and has served in parish ministry in multi faith areas in Leeds, Birmingham and Wolverhampton. He is author of ‘A Heart Broken Open – Radical Faith in an Age of Fear’ (2010) and a member of CTBI’s Inter Faith Theological Advisory Group.