Faith to Faith

A Conversation About Christianity and World Religions

Christian - Non-Fiction
224 Pages
Reviewed on 03/11/2009
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Reviewed by Anne Boling for Readers' Favorite

Dan Scott presents a discussion of different religions in the words of lay members. Scott attended an interfaith symposium where nine religions were represented. Faith to Faith is a fictionalize account of that symposium. “The information presented is real, the names were changed, and some of the presentations were reconstructed. Scott’s goal is to present accurate pictures of the beliefs and practices of the various world religions.” He presents the information from the point of view of the speaker followed by his journal notes. Scott is a Christian and believes that there is only one way to the Father. “We need to become bridges on which the risen Christ may meet them and heal their soul’s diseases. In so doing, we may well find meaning for our own lives and healing for our own souls.”

This book arrived in my mailbox at a most opportune time. I am leading a study of eight world religions in a few weeks at my church. I was eager to read Faith to Faith and was not disappointed. Dan Scott does an excellent job bridging the gap between differing faiths without compromising his own faith. I will be using this book a lot in the next few weeks. Do I understand the various religions? Not entirely, but I do have an inkling of their beliefs.

Talitha Kartler

This book is a great resource for those who want to learn more about the world's major religions. It is written from a Christian perspective, but it is respectful and honorable in its treatment and presentation of the major religions. It even goes so far as to point out what Christians can learn from other religions, while at the same time pointing out places where other religions and Christianity diverge. It is easy to get through and will give the reader plenty to think about and discuss.

Daniel Crews

Faith to Faith contains first and foremost a thoughtful and fair presentation of each of the major world religions as told from within those religions. It also includes New Age, secularism, and other alternatives to proper religion.

This is the only Christian book I have ever read that provides space for such sharing. It stands in stark contrast to many popular books on the subject, such as Josh McDowell's books on world religions in which he first sets up each religion as a straw man and knocks them down in Jesus's name.

Scott takes the religion as presented by its practitioner as a starting point and then first spends time highlighting shared values, practices, and beliefs. He includes a great deal of discussion on things Christians can learn from other religions. He then continues, pointing out the fundamental differences which a Christian cannot accept in the other religion.

However, the tone remains one of listening, friendliness, and constructive engagement with a focus on spreading the good news. Scott takes as a basic premise that living beside and among one another requires listening and sharing and that no evangelism is possible withut understanding. That our goal is not to hide our differences to avoid offending one another but to make the world more safe for appreciating and exploring our differences together.

If I were a Christian interested in understanding, learning from, or distinguishing Christianity from other world religions, this would be the one and only book I would choose. It is is far better than any other book I've ever seen on the topic.