Inter-Religious Education and Conversion in a Divided World: Perspectives from the United States
Inter-Religious Education and Conversion in a Divided World: Perspectives from the United States

Summary/Abstract: A looking glass can be both a mirror and a window. Using the image of a triptych mirror, this essay begins by considering the unique history of the United States with a view to recognize what it can suggest to others about the shared common task of repairing the world and promoting human flou- rishing. Through the lenses of globalization and localization, it then suggests some implications for inter-religious education to address the complex problems and practices of religious conversion so as to fashion an adequate and appropriate approach to interreligious education and dialogue. First, it looks at the center panel to take note of the present context. Then to understand how we arrived at where we are, there is a brief consideration of the left-side panel of the past. Finally, there is a glance at the third panel to help imagine some possibilities for the future of theologies of religion and inter-religious education.

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