Is “History Centrism” a Problem? In Dialogue with Rajiv Malhotra
Rajiv Malhotra, Founder and President of the Infinity Foundation, sat down for an extensive dialogue with the co-Editor of the Journal of Inter-Religious Dialogue, Joshua Stanton. One of the differences evident in their conceptualizations of the world was what Rajiv called the “History Centrism” of the Abrahamic Faiths. That a single person at a single [...]
Interfaith Dialogue in the Pulpit—Proclaiming an Emerging Gospel: A 21st Century Imperative
In this article the author reviews the context of contemporary American Christian experience, which is a thoroughly multi-religious, pluralistic context. The article argues for an approach to Christian preaching which would at all times interpret Christian texts in a way that is radically hospitable to and respectful of other religious traditions, avoiding supercessionism, triumphalism or [...]
How to Stop Being Such a Wretched Sinner: The Lutheran Case for Humility
Recently a good friend asked me if people could sin without knowing it. I’m inclined to not only say yes, but to argue that we are perpetually sinning without knowing it. In fact, part of the reason human beings can’t stop sinning on our own is because we don’t know when we’ve sinned. Our knowledge [...]
Contributing Scholars
Omar KassabOmar is a German Muslim with Syrian roots. Currently, he is undertaking a Masters in "Comparative and International Studies" at ETH Zurich, Switzerland. He is interested in interfaith dialogue and the interplay between Politics and Religion in our "post-secular" world.
Guruamrit KhalsaGuruamrit Khalsa is an MA candidate at American University's School of International Service studying U.S. foreign policy and South Asia. She has studied the Arabic and Urdu languages, and was a former intern with the Middle East Institute in Washington.
Hans GustafsonHans Gustafson currently serves as the assistant director of the Jay Phillips Center for Interfaith Learning at Saint John's University (Collegeville, MN) and the University of St. Thomas (St. Paul, MN), where he also teaches in the theology department. He holds a Ph.D. in Philosophy of Religion and Theology from Claremont Graduate University. Follow him on Twitter @hansgustafson and his blog at hansgustafson.wordpress.com/