Encountering the Other “Other”: A Bahá’í Perspective
- Pathways for Ecumenical and Interreligious Dialogue .
This chapter discusses the encounter of what is called the other “other” from a Bahá’í perspective. It begins by asking what our attitudes are toward the other “other,” especially if the “other” adheres to a new tradition which developed from your own. This is a difficult challenge confronting the interfaith dialogue movement which the chapter explores in the context of the Baha’i faith, especially in light of its continued persecution in the land of its origins. It first lays out the central teachings of Bahá’u’lláh, upon which the direction of its interfaith relationship is based. Difficulties confounding religion are then examined and alternative ways of responding to the challenge of diversity are highlighted.