Welcoming the Interfaith Future—Religious Pluralism in a Global Age

An Episcopal priest, retired US diplomat, and voluminous writer, Quinn presents a snapshot of the current Western Christian perceptions of other religions, how they have or have not changed over the centuries, and how practitioners might explore the controversial issue. Among his topics are what the Bible says about other religions, the 20th century's expanding horizons, Catholic and Protestant strains since 1945, the Asian contribution goes global, and interfatih encounters in the prismatic present. Annotation c2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Frederick Quinn is an Episcopal priest, retired American diplomat, and author of fourteen books and over a hundred articles on religion, law, and history. He has spent over a decade in assignments in Africa, Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, and the Caribbean; holds three advanced degrees from the University of California at Los Angeles; and has taught courses in ?Political Islam? and ?Global Islam? at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City. Dr. Quinn has also served many parishes in the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, Anglican congregations in Prague and Warsaw, and is presently a chaplain at Washington National Cathedral. His previous books include African Saints, Martyrs and Holy People, a Black Catholic Congress Book of the Month; The Sum of All Heresies: The Image of Islam in Western Thought; To Be a Pilgrim: The Anglican Ethos in History; and Building the ?Goodly Fellowship of Faith?: A History of the Episcopal Church in Utah, 1867–1996.