Getting to the Heart of Interfaith: The Eye-Opening, Hope-Filled Friendship of a Pastor, a Rabbi & an Imam - Softcover

Ted Falcon; Don Mackenzie; Jamal Rahman

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1594732639 ISBN 13: 9781594732638

Publisher: SkyLight Paths, 2009

Synopsis

A deeply personal journey to interfaith collaboration that offers hope for an inclusive and healing way of being together in the world.

Too often religion seems to fuel more hatred than love, more conflict than collaboration. Interfaith Talk Radio's "interfaith amigos"―a pastor, a rabbi and an Imam―provide a rich understanding of the road to interfaith collaboration by sharing their stories, challenges and the inner spiritual work necessary to go beyond tolerance to a vital, inclusive spirituality.

From their deep commitment and lived experience, they present ways we can work together to transcend the differences that have divided us historically. Together they explore:

• The five stages of the interfaith journey
• The power of our stories
• The core of our traditions
• The promises and problems of our traditions
• New dimensions of spiritual identity
• And much more

Along with inspiring insights and encouragement for tapping into the promise of interfaith dialogue, they provide practical actions, additional readings and discussion questions to help you embody their revolutionary spirit of healing.

About this title

From the Inside Flap

Inclusive spiritual awareness--it's a matter of our survival.

"Look around you. We are living in a pluralistic world society. While we might not talk about it much, we usually interact each day with those of different cultures and different religions. What we have found is that not talking about our differences really does not help. Even if we differ, even if we disagree, it is crucial for us to deepen the conversation."
--from the Introduction

Too often religion, which was meant to unite, is used to divide. This is the challenge of interfaith dialogue and collaboration--to dig beneath the layers of faith and work toward common ground. Join in the conversation with Interfaith Talk Radio's "interfaith amigos"--a pastor, a rabbi and a sheikh--as they share their belief and practice of inclusive spirituality. They take dialogue beyond the creeds of each faith tradition to the shared values of love, compassion and peace that lead us to healing. Drawing on their deeply personal journeys to interfaith collaboration, they give you the tools you need to take the next step into greater dialogue and deeper celebration in your spiritual life and in your community. Using the five stages of the interfaith journey as their guide, they will inspire you to:

* Move beyond separation and suspicion * Inquire more deeply
* Share both the easy and the difficult parts of each tradition
* Move beyond safe territory * Explore spiritual practices of other traditions

"Brings us something new: true and honest friendship as evidenced in tough talk and deep interspiritual sharing. Read this book and live it. Get your clergy to do the same."
--Rabbi Rami Shapiro, author, The Sacred Art of Lovingkindness: Preparing to Practicee

About the Author

Pastor Don Mackenzie, PhD, Rabbi Ted Falcon, PhD, and Imam Jamal Rahman―now known as the Interfaith Amigos―started working together after 9/11. Since then, they have brought their unique blend of spiritual wisdom and humor to audiences in the US, Israel-Palestine, Japan and more. Their first book, Getting to the Heart of Interfaith: The Eye-Opening, Hope-Filled Friendship of a Pastor, a Rabbi and an Imam, brought the Interfaith Amigos international attention with coverage from the New York Times, CBS News and NPR.Their second book, Religion Gone Astray: What We Found at the Heart of Interfaith, probes more deeply into the problem aspects of our religious institutions to provide a profound understanding of the nature of what divides us. Their work is dedicated to supporting more effective interfaith dialogue that can bring greater collaboration on the major social and economic issues of our time.

Pastor Don Mackenzie, PhD, is former minister and head of staff at University Congregational United Church of Christ in Seattle.

Edition details

• Publisher: SkyLight Paths
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1594732639
• ISBN 13: 9781594732638
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 192