tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29128991.post391998145744392855..comments2023-10-10T09:50:34.565-07:00Comments on Find and Ye Shall Seek: Social justice and interfaith dialogueMystical Seekerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10828225180668865911noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29128991.post-73967399065895256102009-10-27T12:24:35.840-07:002009-10-27T12:24:35.840-07:00Frank, you raise some good points. It sounds like...Frank, you raise some good points. It sounds like maybe this author was being a little sensitive or perhaps overreacting a bit. If he was primarily interesting in using interfaith dialogue as a means of promoting his book, then that does sound like a of a bit one-sided view of what this kind of dialogue is about.Mystical Seekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10828225180668865911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29128991.post-9142779080112359832009-10-27T11:13:39.339-07:002009-10-27T11:13:39.339-07:00I don't know. He put a bunch of "evidenc...I don't know. He put a bunch of "evidence" out there, but it is inconclusive to me. And since he's so willing to jump to conclusions it makes me wonder how pleasant this guy is to work with. Perhaps he hasn't done enough work building relationships but rather just expecting the world to be his oyster.<br /><br />Most people I know in the justice/outreach world are truly ecumenical in approach and often go out of their way to embrace someone of another faith. If there is anyplace where ecumenism exists, it is in the justice/outreach world!<br /><br />These outreach workers are also ridiculously over-worked, over-committed, and often have learned through painful trial and error that they must focus their scope on a small segment of justice or outeach issues and not take on too many new and different ministries.<br /><br />As a director of a justice/outreach organization I often find myself just telling folks "sorry, there's no room at the inn right now" not because I don't believe in their mission, but because at some point I have to move forward with my mission and not put it on hold to accomodate someone else's mission. I may want to embrace every opportunity and take seriously anybody who knocks on the door with an offer, but at some point I have to consider limited resources and the fact that if I try to do everything I'll end up doing nothing.<br /><br />I would suggest to this guy to work more on building relationships and realizing that the kind of dialogue he wants is a two-way street--he seems focused on presenting his material but doesn't seem to focus much on mutual-exchange, and that approach won't help him get a foothold out there.Frank Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02703468758526562774noreply@blogger.com