A comprehensive collection provides guidance and deep insight from a variety of experts in this emerging fieldThe rapidly developing field of interreligious studies fosters scholarship engaging two or more religious traditions at a time. Inherently multidisciplinary the field brings the academic consideration of religions into conversation with the humanities and social sciences employing relational intersectional experiential and dialogical methodologies as it examines the interrelationship of individuals and groups with differing alignments toward religion.Edited by Lucinda Mosher The Georgetown Companion to Interreligious Studies features an international roster of practitioners of or experts on Judaism Christianity Islam Hinduism Jainism Sikhism Buddhism Ruism Humanism and African North American and South American Indigenous lifeways. Each author offers a unique perspective on the nature of this emerging discipline.This companion provides fifty thoughtprovoking chapters on the history priorities challenges distinguishing pedagogies and practical applications of interreligious studies. Anyone who seeks a deeper appreciation of this relatively new academic field will find it useful as a textbook or research resource.