A New Meeting of the Religions

E. Luther Copeland is a retired missionary and professor of missions. He served as a missionary in Japan from 1948-1956 and again from 1975-1981. He spent over twenty years as Professor of Christian Mission and World Religions at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Dr. Copeland and his wife, Louise, currently reside in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Preface Part 1: Introduction, Terminology, and Representative Viewpoints 1. The New Encounter and the Christian Theology of Religions 2. Theology of Religions: Representative Viewpoints Part 2: Theology of Religions and Theological Questions 3. Articulating the Questions 4. The Christian Mission and Other Missions 5. Interreligious Relationships 6. The Redeemed Community, In History and Beyond Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

."..a mature distillate of a life in mission service and empathetic connection with other ways of faith." --Molly Marshall, Professor, Central Baptist Theological Seminary ."..very helpful in getting past prevailing paradigms...." --John Jonsson, Professor, Baylor University