Includes index

Nostra aetate -- A consultation on Nostra aetate -- The Catholic Chu rch’s teaching with special reference to the Second Vatican Council / M. Ayden -- African traditional religion -- Report on African traditio nal religion -- African cultural heritage in the global encounter of ci vilizations / Theodore Mudiji -- The totemic way to God / George F. McL ean -- Values in a changing society : man, ancestors, and God / N.K. Dz ob -- Hinduism and Sihkism -- Report on the Hindu religious tradition - - The ritual way to God / George F. McLean -- Traditional culture and m odernization / R. Balasubramanian -- Report on Sikh religious tradition / Bhajan S. Badwal -- Buddhism -- Report on Buddhism -- Thai Theravade Buddhist understanding of non-attachment : the Middle Way for culture and hermeneutics in a global age / Veerachart Nimanong -- Judaism -- Re port on the Jewish religious tradition -- The other as person of God : from disdain to recognition : a reflection on the interfaith dialogue / Leon Kleniche -- God, philosophy, and Halakhah in Maimonides’ approa ch to Judaism / David Hartnam and Elliott Yagod -- Comment by Isaac Fra nck -- Islam -- Report on Islam -- The relation between Islamic and Chr istian cultures / George F. McLean -- Islamic and Christian cultures : reopening the lost dialogue / Nur Kirabaev.