Beyond Religious Conflict

This book is for people who are concerned about the increasing tensions between world religions and are open to a non-traditional view of religion and the cause of conflict. The book is written in an easy-to-read question-and-answer format, where the author asks questions that are answered - provocatively and surprisingly - by Jesus. However, this is not the Jesus portrayed by official Christianity but a spiritual being who is determined to expose how the fact that… (more)

This book is for people who are concerned about the increasing tensions between world religions and are open to a non-traditional view of religion and the cause of conflict. The book is written in an easy-to-read question-and-answer format, where the author asks questions that are answered - provocatively and surprisingly - by Jesus. However, this is not the Jesus portrayed by official Christianity but a spiritual being who is determined to expose how the fact that Christianity became a militant and exclusivist religion is in direct contradiction to his true teachings. The book gives profound and thought-provoking teachings on a wide variety of topics related to religion and why religions clash. It explains the real, spiritual purpose behind religion and how this has been perverted by the human ego. The book explains why there are so many different religions and why only people who do not understand their own religion can see themselves as being in conflict with the followers of other religions. The book also explains why most religious people and leaders are afraid of change, which means that only the people who normally stay away from the religious debate can bring an end to religious conflict. The book then outlines a non-violent approach to religion which can lead to co-existence without one religion eradicating all others. Finally the book comments profoundly on the relationship between religion and science and explains why a future society will have complete harmony between the two, each one being seen as a necessary aspect of a complete understanding of life.