In Passing Over and Returning Paul O. Ingram describes his
particular dialogue with the world's religions, illustrated by his
experience of passing over into Hinduism, Buddhism, Daoism and
Confucianism, Judaism, and Islam, and by his return to his home as
a Lutheran Christian. While religious diversity is not new, neither
are the questions posed by religious diversity. What is new is that
more and more people are actively engaged with the world's
religions because more and more people are willing to be informed
by insights found in religious traditions other than their own.
This is particularly true among progressive Christians. But
openness does not necessarily mean rejecting one's own tradition,
even though persons sometimes convert to another tradition or
combine their original religious identity with the identity of
another tradition. Whether one returns to the home of one's own
faith tradition after passing over, or assumes a dual religious
identity, or converts to another tradition, all persons engaged in
interreligious dialogue undergo processes of creative
transformation. "This book actualizes what others have pointed
toward abstractly. . . . Its commitment to Luther becomes its
commitment to the truth that is found beyond Luther, beyond
Christianity, and especially in the other great religious
traditions. It does not speak abstractly of openness to other
traditions, but concretely of what one learns when one crosses over
to view reality from specific traditions. And it richly actualizes
the return to the Lutheran confession. May this become a model for
Christian theologies of the future." --John B. Cobb Jr., Professor
Emeritus, Claremont School of Theology "Paul Ingram is in fine form
once again. Bold yet nuanced, Ingram grounds his theological
reflections directly in theory and sacred text, but the indirect
influence of his own passionate journey is also unmistakably
present, making this a compelling, challenging, and ultimately
rewarding read." --Mark Unno, Head of Religious Studies Department,
University of Oregon Paul O. Ingram is Professor Emeritus of
History of Religions at Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma,
Washington. He is he author of Buddhist-Christian Dialogue in an
Age of Science (2008), The Process of Buddhist-Christian Dialogue
(Cascade Books, 2009), and Theological Reflections at the
Boundaries (Cascade Books, 2012).
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