This book calls attention to ways of fostering dialogue among members of different religious
traditions in an era of cultural and religious pluralism. To achieve this the author analyzes
the results of an ethnographic study of Ihievbe a town in Midwestern Nigeria that is
religiously pluralistic. Emphasis is given to hospitality and friendship¿two key relational
cultural philosophical and theological virtues¿as tools for constructing healthy
interreligious dialogue that is relevant for our times. A critical study is done on the
importance of these two dialogical virtues in the religious expressions of Roman Catholicism
Islam and Ihievbe Traditional Religion. Preference for ethnographic studies is based on
stressing the relevance of context in articulating useful practices of interreligious dialogue.
Finally the book articulates ways the fruits of interreligious dialogue can be celebrated in
the liturgical rituals of each religion especially the three religions that are addressed
here.
