Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part one : learning from Said Nursi. Introduction : Christian theology and Islam -- Religious basis for ethics -- Challenging atheism -- Living life accountable -- Faith first, politics second -- Engaging religious diversity -- Coping with globalization -- Grounded spirituality : the challenge of Bediuzzaman Said Nursi -- What Christians can learn from Bediuzzaman Said Nursi -- Part two : rethinking dialogue. The dialogue industry -- Learning from India -- A new decalogue -- Conservatives and dialogue : why it is essential to get conservatives excited about the dialogue project -- Neither conservative nor liberal : a theology of Christian engagement with non-Christian traditions -- Conclusion.