48th ABS Annual Conference

Caleb Gilleland, a PhD student at the University of Edinburgh, explores the Apostle Paul's role in dialogue between the Bahá’í Faith, Christianity, and Islam. While Paul’s writings have often been used to build exclusivist theologies that condemn non-Christian religions, his writings are pivotal in Christian theology and thus cannot be ignored. Caleb's research investigates the New Perspective on Paul, which reinterprets traditional views on law and salvation in a rigorous but ultimately inclusive direction. He shows how this approach can remove theological barriers that separate believers of the three Abrahamic religions, potentially building bridges for increased interfaith understanding.