Preface Wessel Stoker: Introductory Essay: Theology of Culture, Secularity, and Plurality Part I: Christianity Interacting with Western and Contemporary Culture Modern Culture: General André Droogers: The Background and Nature of the Deep Changes in the Religious Realities in Modern Europe Cornelis van der Kooi: The Concept of Culture in Abraham Kuyper, Herman Bavinck, and Karl Barth Faith and Reason Keith Ward: The Role of Faith in Science and in Religion Edwin Koster: Christian Faith and Reason: A Hermeneutical Approach Worldviews Ronald A. Kuipers: Amor Mundi in a (Post)Liberal Era: The Relevance of an Arendtian Theme for Christian: Self-Understanding Today Ton van Prooijen: Equality, Difference, and Justice Connie Aarsbergen: Business Ethics and Intrinsic Motivation in a Pluralist World Society and Politics Henk E.S. Woldring: Renewal of Civilization: Toward Justice and Peace Govert J. Buijs: Populism: A Blessing in Disguise for Democracy? Jerald D. Gort: Poverty, Oppression, and Christian Faith Etienne de Villiers: .The Public Role of Churches in Present Democratic South Africa Esthetics Desiree Berendsen: Imagination and Art in the Christian Faith: On Imagination and Art in the Church Henry Jansen: Language, Literature, and Transcendence: The Contribution of F.R. Leavis Lourens Minnema: Readiness and Timing: The Early Modern Virtues of Hamlet’s Providential Christianity Part II: Christianity Interacting with World Religions and Traditions African Traditions Frans Wijsen: Indigenous Spirituality and Sustainable Development: A Critical Appraisal of African Renaissance Rhetoric W.L. van der Merwe: African Philosophy, Contextualisation, Multiculturalism Hinduism Victor van Bijlert: Untouchables, Christians, and Hindus: How the Sacred World Order is Preserved and Renounced Jan Peter Schouten: Contemporary Christian-Hindu Relations in Britain and the Netherlands Judaism Alberdina Houtman: Superseded, Obstructive, or Crucial? Christian Views of Judaism and its Sacred Texts Simon Schoon: Recent Developments in Christian-Jewish Dialogue Buddhism John D’Arcy May: Sympathy and Empathy: The Compassionate Bodhisattva and the Love of Christ Christa Anbeek: Christian and Buddhist Spiritualities: Their Differences and Complementarities Islam Gé Speelman: Present-Day Europe and Islam in Encounter: Emerging European Islam and its Dialogue Partners Alle G. Hoekema: The Council of Churches in the Netherlands and its Encounter with Islam Encounter with China and with New Religiosities Sander Griffioen: Proximity and Distance China and the Christian West: An Essay in Intercultural Philosophy Reender Kranenborg: Christian Views of the New Religiosities of the Western World Part III: Christianity Interacting with Itself World Council of Churches Conrad J. Wethmar: Recent Ecclesiological Developments in the World Council of Churches: Continuity or Discontinuity? Jan van Butselaar: Conversion in the Ecumenical Debate: Great Joy or Great Discomfort? World Alliance of Reformed Churches Michael Weinrich: Confessio and Traditio: A Reformed Approach in Dialogue with the Lutheran Tradition George Newlands: Christianity and Culture: WARC at the Millennium The Wider Ecumenism Martien E. Brinkman: Intercultural Theology as the Integration of Ecumenism and Missiology: The Example of Current Latin American Christology Anton Houtepen: God Has No Favourites: Ecumenism and Interreligious Dialogue. The Unity of God’s Creation Index of Subjects Index of Names Contributors