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Reasoning together.(Faith matters)

From: The Christian Century  |  Date: 10/31/2006  |  Author: Zaleski, Carol

NOW THAT THE dust has settled from l'affaire Regensburg, it's a good time to think about what makes for genuine interfaith dialogue. One thing is clear: the reactions to Pope Benedict XVI's address, as reported by the media, allowed little scope for dialogue. People took sides with tedious predictability. Self-righteousness, bad manners and exploitation of irrational resentments were for too many the order of the day. With interfaith relations so bedeviled, one imagines the devil ...

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