John Paul II and interreligious dialogue / Byron L. Sherwin and Harold Kasimow, editors.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-23) and index.

Foreword / Edward Idris Cassidy -- Preface / Byron L. Sherwin and Harold Kasimow -- Introduction: John Paul II and Interreligious Dialogue: An Overview / Harold Kasimow -- Pt. 1. In His Own Words. 1. John Paul II on Interreligious Dialogue. 2. John Paul II on Buddhism. 3. John Paul II on Islam. 4. John Paul II on Judaism -- Pt. 2. Buddhist Responses. 5. Pope John Paul II and Christian-Buddhist Dialogue: His Holiness, the XIVth Dalai Lama / Wayne Teasdale. 6. The Intrareligious Realization: Ruminations of an American Zen Buddhist / Robert Aitken. 7. On John Paul II's View of Buddhism / Masao Abe. 8. A Buddhist Response to John Paul II / Jose Ignacio Cabezon -- Pt. 3. Jewish Responses. 9. John Paul II and the Jews / David M. Gordis. 10. John Paul II's Catholic Theology of Judaism / Byron L. Sherwin -- Pt. 4. Muslim Responses. 11. Pope John Paul II on Islam / Mahmoud Ayoub. 12. John Paul II and Islam / Ibrahim M. Abu-Rabi -- Pt. 5. Catholic Reflections.

13. Pope John Paul II and Interreligious Dialogue: A Catholic Assessment / Michael L. Fitzgerald.

In the first book to explore Pope John Paul II's view on interreligious dialogue, leading scholars from Buddhism, Islam, and Judaism respond to his writings and speeches on their respective traditions, and the relationship between those faiths and Catholicism.