Rabbi Jonathan Sacks has written that the fate of the world in the twenty-first century may turn on whether all the religions can "make a space for those who are not its adherents, who sing a different song, hear a different music, tell a different story." In this valuable book, Mary C. Boys, a Catholic nun, and Sara S. Lee, a Jew, share the bounties of their 20 years of leading projects in "interreligious learning" as a means of reconciliation between their traditions. Boys is the Skinner and McAlpin Professor of Practical Theology at Union Theological Seminary in New York and a member of the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary. Lee is director of the Rhea Hirsch School of Education at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Los Angeles.

Over the years, Boys and Lee have come to the conclusion that "tolerance, however desirable and necessary, does not inevitably lead to understanding the other; it merely permits people to live alongside those who differ from them without demeaning them. Neither does tolerance require that they learn anything from the other. Pluralism, in contrast, demands pursuing understanding; it is built upon an encounter of commitments and a respect for difference that flows from knowledge of one's own tradition." The authors admit that the relationship between Jews and Christians has been a complicated and often strained one. They point out the asymmetry between the two religions with Christianity's emphasis on theology and Judaism's accent on history.

After sharing their personal stories, Boys and Lee outline their theory of interreligious teaching and learning. They also examine the Holocaust through the lens of a trip to Auschwitz in 2004 and discuss the complexities of the Land of Israel in light of a trip there in 1997. Anyone interested in Jewish-Christian dialogue will want to read this book.