The fourth in a series of Gifford Lectures by Prof Diana Eck. Recorded 4 May 2009 at The University of Edinburgh.

Religious diversity poses questions that are not only global, national, and

civic, but also theological.

In 1910, the World Conference on Mission convened

in Edinburgh and addressed the world's religions from the standpoint of

Christian missions.

Today, as people encounter neighbors of other faiths, face

to face, and as communications enable people of every faith to know those of

other faiths, what new theological questions do we and others pose about our own

faith?

How is the "truth" of each tradition challenged in the face of other

faiths and truth claims?

Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are increasingly

referred to as the "Abrahamic" faiths, indicating a common prophetic ancestor in

the figure of Abraham. Abrahamic dialogue is on the rise. What assessment do we

have of these dialogues?

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