Despite Augustine's reputation as the father of Christian intolerance, one finds in his thought the surprising claim that within non-Christian writings there are 'some truths in regard even to the worship of the One God.' The essays here uncover provocative points of comparison and similarity between Christianity and other religions to further such an Augustinian dialogue.

Augustine and World Religions examines Augustine's thought for how it can inform modern inter-religious dialogue. Despite Augustine's reputation as the father of Christian intolerance, one finds in his thought the surprising claim that within non-Christian writings there are 'some truths in regard even to the worship of the One God'. This, it seems, hints at a deeper level of respect and dialogue between religions, because one engages in such dialogue in order to better understand and worship God. The essays here uncover provocative points of comparison and similarity between Christianity and other religions to further such an Augustinian dialogue.

Chapter 1 Contents
Chapter 2 Introduction
Part 3 I Augustine's Relation to Judaism and Roman Religions
Chapter 4 1 Augustine and the Invention of Magical Dissent
Chapter 5 2Secundem Carnem: HIstory and Israel in the Theology of St. Augustine
Chapter 6 3 Jews and Judaism in the Thought of Augustine
Chapter 7 4 A ChristianAeneid: Pagan and Christian Education in theConfessions
Chapter 8 5 Theo-Semiotics and Augustine's Hermeneutical Jew, or, "What's a Little Supersessionism between Friends?"
Part 9 II Augustine and Non-Western Religions
Chapter 10 6 Way and Wilderness: An Augustinian Dialogue with Buddhism
Chapter 11 7 Augustine, Apuleius, and Hermes Trismegistus:The City of God and Advice on How (Not) to Read Hindu Texts
Chapter 12 8 Wisdom, Compassion, and Charity: The Lotus Sutra and Augustine
Chapter 13 9 Divine Election asAdhikara andAtma-sva-bhava: Re-reading theReply to Simplicianus in Light of a Hindu Text
Chapter 14 10 Transforming the Self: Confession and Performance in the Thought of Augustine and Xunzi
Chapter 15 Bibliography