An Interfaith Dialogue

by Eboo Patel

If our motivations for loving others are grounded in different belief systems, can we find a common ground from which to serve others? Listen as Eboo Patel, a Muslim, offers some challenging thoughts for the Christian community.

Comments

Fatimah Arruda

Salam Walakum Br. Eboo,

May God bless you and keep you in His Mercy. I am so proud to be an American Muslim by hearing your commitment to interfaith. I was born Christian and became a Muslim before my third child was born. It is so difficult to raise children in America. I see that you are coming in to Saint Louis University soon. I have a physician that works diligently for the same cause as you. Her name is Ghazala Hayat, a Muslim woman from Pakistan. I would love for you to meet her.

Fatimah Arruda

Saint Louis University

314-977-4860

CJ Ortega

Salaam Alaikum

I was moved by your words and therefore will not be the same again.

May God Bless you and show you Mercy as you continue to love others the way He intends us to.

CJ

Josh Hageman

As I watch the video I agree with alot of what you are saying. Religious tolerance is something that we NEED to have. At the core of alot of the conflicts is a lack of tolerance. I love that you are talking about not only being tolerant but out going in the faith to work with others from different backgrounds. Truely amazing message. However it does seem like we are skipping an important part. We should not store up our work only on earth. Yet it seems that the video only strikes on religious humanism. Christ did call us to go to all the world and share his name. I agree with the video that we are to do so with a Christ like heart. A gentle, kind and loveing heart. So i do wonder if the video is to be on Religious humanism. Which would in essence if it is the only focus would thrash a core teaching of Christianity.

Greg Damhorst

Josh, I wonder if Eboo's message contains a greater potential for us Christians than just what you call "religious humanism"...

Yes, he is talking about work on earth, but think about what can be accomplished when we work together with people of other faiths: we build relationships, we have conversations about what motivates us to serve others.

I think this is an invitation to share Christ with others in a new way. A new opportunity to communicate the gospel to those who haven't heard the message. Perhaps in this way we are also building up treasures in heaven and responding to the call to tell others the good news that our faith teaches.

John Bedell

Watched this video with a group last night at our contemporary faith exploration group at Lundy's Lane United Church (www.lundyslanechurch.ca) in Niagara Falls, Ontarion, Canada, and had to leave a "thank you" for such a wonderful message. It was very inspiring and uplifting.