The major theme of the article is that people should love others as they love themselves. Maslin discusses the crucial elements for dialogue. The three elements he talks about include honesty, love and understanding. “We need each other, not so that we might blend into a Jewish—Christian mishmash, but for dialogue that can simulate, enrich and deepen our respective faiths” (Maslin, Simeon). The author discusses how we all can work together to create a better place. Also how Jews and Christians need each other in order to keep their religions going strong in the 21st century. Mainly what Maslin is saying is that if we all work together and support each other and treat each other with respect the world we live in would be a better place. …show more content…
We are learning about different religions and how they all may seem different but there are also many similarities as well. For instance one of our last discussions was about the similarities and differences between Christianity and Buddhism. Before this course I always looked at just the differences between Christianity and other religions and could never seem to find a lot of similarities. Yet, now after taking this course and really diving deep into other religions I am realizing that there are many similarities between all the different