A web of criss-crossing influences covers our planet, producing hybrids like Tandoori pizzas and ninja ballets, Silicon valleys in Bangalore and Zen monasteries in California. This mixing of cultures is also fraught with tension and conflict. Far from blending and mingling together, new barriers are emerging between peoples. And at the heart of this conflict is religious belief. In this fascinating and ground-breaking study, Vinoth Ramachandra examines the complex interaction of four major world faiths. He looks at the distinctiveness of the Christian message in a world of many faiths, and asks if a truly tolerant and pluralistic society can ever emerge from a rejection of universal truth claims.