Fostering Interreligious Encounters in Pluralist Societies: Hospitality and Friendship

Chapter 1: Introduction.

Chapter 2: A Short Secular and Religious History of Ihievbe Town.

2.1:  A Short History of the Roman Catholic Church in Ihievbe Town.

2.2: Expressions of Culture and Religion(s) among Ihievbe People.

Chapter 3: Factors Shaping Religious and Cultural Identities in the Ihievbe Community.

3.1: Cultural and Religious Descriptions of Hospitality in Ihievbe Language.

3.2: Cultural and Religious Descriptions of Friendship in Ihievbe Community.

3.3: A Short History of Interreligious Living Among Ihievbe People.

Chapter 4: Philosophical and Christological Arguments for Hospitality as a Dialogical Model.

  4.1: Christ's Hypostatic Identity as Divine Hospitality.

Chapter 5: A Case for Hospitality in the Era of Religious Pluralism.

  5.1: Practical Ways for Applying Hospitality as a Tool for Interreligious Encounter

6.1: Christology and Interreligious Friendship.

6.2: The Nature of Dialogue in Friendship in Islam.

6.3: The Place of Friendship in Ihievbe Traditional Religion.

6.4: Interreligious Friendship and Religious Identity.

6.5: Critique of the Roman Catholic Church's Call to Mission

Chapter 7: Expressions of Relationality and Alterity in Contemporary Pluralistic Cultures: A Case Study of Ihievbe Community.

7.2: An Ihievbe Reading of Christian Salvific History as Grounds for Validating the Religious Other.

Chapter 8: Ethnographic Findings Justifying the Relevance of Hospitality and Friendship as Tools for Interfaith Dialogue.

8.1: Reflection and Analysis of the Survey Questions and Responses for Roman Catholics in Ihievbe Town.

8.2: Reflection and Analysis of the Interview Questions and Responses for Roman Catholics in Ihievbe Town.

8.3: Reflection and Analysis of the Survey Questions and Responses for Muslims in Ihievbe Town.

8.4: Reflection and Analysis of the Interview Questions and Responses for Muslims in Ihievbe Town.

8.5: Reflection and Analysis of the Survey Questions and Responses for Traditional Religionists in Ihievbe Town.

8.6: Reflection and Analysis of the Interview Questions and Responses for Traditional Religionists in Ihievbe Town.

Chapter 9: Conclusion