Dialogue for Interreligious Understanding Strategies for the Transformation of Culture-Shaping Institutions

This book gathers the cumulative insights of over sixty years of Leonard Swidler's work in interreligious, intercultural dialogue.  Offering a "Dialogue on Dialogue," he shows why diatribe, debate, and the like are ultimately unproductive and destructive. Swidler lays out his methods for engaging in Deep-Dialogue, Critical-Thinking, Emotional-Intelligence, Competitive-Cooperation, as well "common sense" guidelines for the novice and expert alike on how to move beyond one's own perspective to experience real encounter and dialogue - and live accordingly!

Leonard Swidler is Founder and President of the Dialogue Institute, as well as Founding Editor of the Journal of Ecumenical Studies. He is Professor of Catholic Thought and Interreligious Dialogue in the Religion Department of Temple University, USA.

Dialogue on Dialogue: Introduction to the Virtue and Way of Deep-Dialogue/Critical-Thinking/Emotional-Intelligence/Competitive-Cooperation; Dia-Logos
PART I: GENERAL BACKGROUND AND GUIDES
1. What is Religion?
2. The Cosmic Dance of Dialogue
3. What is Dialogue?
4. Deep-Dialogue/Critical-Thinking/Emotional-Intelligence/Competitive-Cooperation
5. The Dialogue Decalogue
6. Dialogue Decalogue
7. The Deep-Dialogue De-Ca-Logue
PART II: THEORETICAL BACKGROUND
8. Introduction to the Basic Documents of Deep-Dialogue/Critical-Thinking/Emotional-Intelligence/Competitive-Cooperation
9. The Background of the "Way" of Deep-Dialogue/Critical-Thinking/Emotional-Intelligence/Competitive-Cooperation
10. Theory Underlying Deep-Dialogue/Critical-Thinking/Emotional-Intelligence/Competitive-Cooperation
11. Ten Principles Articulating Deep-Dialogue/Critical-Thinking/Emotional-Intelligence/Competitive-Cooperation
12. Three Facets of Deep-Dialogue/Critical-Thinking/Emotional-Intelligence/Competitive-Cooperation
13. The Global Way of Deep-Dialogue/Critical-Thinking/Emotional-Intelligence/Competitive-Cooperation
14. Seven Stages of Deep-Dialogue/Critical-Thinking/Emotional-Intelligence/Competitive-Cooperation
15. Online Course in Deep-Dialogue/Critical-Thinking/Emotional-Intelligence/Competitive-Cooperation
PART III: IMPLICATIONS
16. Integrated Education through Deep-Dialogue/Critical-Thinking/Emotional-Intelligence/Competitive-Cooperation
17. Dialogue Institute's 'Whole Child Education' Exercise in Concept Attainment
18. Seven Stages of Deep-Dialogue/Critical-Thinking/Emotional-Intelligence/Competitive-Cooperation—Applied to Teachers of Whole Child Education
19. Toward a Universal Declaration of a Global Ethic
20. A Universal Declaration of a Global Ethic
21. The Law and Global Ethics
PART IV: POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS
22. Eleven-Step Program to Deep-Dialogue/Critical-Thinking/Emotional-Intelligence/Competitive-Cooperation
23. An Executives Encounter through Deep-Dialogue/Critical-Thinking/Emotional-Intelligence/Competitive-Cooperation
24. Business in Dialogue
25. Conclusion