Theology and the Dialogue of Religions
Theology and the Dialogue of Religions
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Theology of religions is an area of theological reflection on inter-religious relations which raises fundamental questions for all people of faith in a pluralist, post-modern world. How to practise a religious faith with integrity while respecting other claims to ultimate truth? Must 'the other' always be regarded as a problematic complication on the fringes of a Christianity-centred world? Is there a 'third way' between an all-dominating exclusivism and a vapid relativism? This book contributes to the debate about the place of inter-religious relations in the life of the Church by developing a 'theology of dialogue'. In offering a critique of much current thinking in this area, Michael Barnes SJ proposes instead a theology rooted in the themes of welcome and hospitality. He argues for a vision of Christianity as a 'school of faith', a community called not just to teach others but to learn from them as well.
- An alternative vision of how Christian faith is to be articulated through dialogue with 'the other'
- Addresses a subject of intense debate within and among the churches in recent years
- Will sell both to academic theologians and ethicists, as well as to church professionals and others involved with inter-faith relations both in Europe and the US
Reviews & endorsements
"...richly interesting...There's a great deal to applaud and be grateful for in this book. It offers a fully Christian theology, beginning from and returning to the liturgy. The issue it identifies is of central importance to any such theology, and...its argument for an ethical heterology as essential to Christian theology is convincing." Modern Theology
"...fascinating and complex...This well-written and well-argued book should be of interest to anyone involved in constructive theology today." The Journal of Religion
Product details
March 2002Hardback
9780521810777
292 pages
236 × 157 × 22 mm
0.52kg
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Table of Contents
- Part I. The Returning Other:
- 1. Rethinking theology of religions
- 2. Remembering the Covenant
- 3. Facing the Other
- 4. Learning something of God
- Part II. Dialogue and God:
- 5. Telling the Christian story
- 6. Reflecting on 'an other' experience
- 7. Forming the school of faith
- 8. Contemplating the depths of God
- 9. Negotiating the middle.
