Many Paths: A Catholic Approach to Religious Pluralism

In Many Paths, Eugene Hillman, a pioneer in the area of interreligious dialogue and Catholic thought, argues that the wider ecumenism to which Christians were summoned by Vatican II may prove to be the most radically demanding of the Council's many calls. It requires a reexamination of christology, of ecclesiology, of missiology, and a coming-to-terms with the reality of religious pluralism. By exploring religion's historico-cultural dimensions, examining the Church's tradition and practice vis-à-vis other cultures and religions, and explicating the challenges of a post-Vatican II ministry, Many Paths makes a vital contribution to the development of interreligious dialogue.

Eugene Hillman, CSSp, emeritus professor of humanities at Salve Regina University in Rhode Island, served as a missionary in Africa for over twenty-five years. He has been a visiting professor at the University of Nairobi, Yale University Divinity School, and Weston Jesuit School of Theology. He is the author of several books on missionary themes, most recently, Toward an African Christianity: Inculturation Applied (1993). His articles have appeared in such publications as Concilium, Louvain Studies, The Jurist, The Journal of Ecumenical Studies, Irish Theological Quarterly, and Africa Today.