Doing The Work Of Comparative Theology
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Doing The Work Of Comparative Theology
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Author : Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen
language : en
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Release Date : 2020-01-28
Doing The Work Of Comparative Theology written by Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen and has been published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-01-28 with Religion categories.
In a world that is more religiously diverse than ever before, our coworkers and neighbors may well be adherents of other faiths. But how many of us really grasp the similarities and differences between the major world religions? Comparative theology is one increasingly important way to bridge this gap, especially for Christian leaders and professors, but also for lay people and students. Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen introduces the nature and work of comparative theology, then delves into a detailed doctrine-by-doctrine comparison of Christian teachings with those of historical and contemporary Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism. With every doctrine, he first presents a summary of consensual Christian belief and then orients the reader to the distinctive teachings of other faith traditions, highlighting parallels and differences. Ideal for students, ministers, instructors, and lay people interested in interfaith dialogue, Doing the Work of Comparative Theology distills the comparative-theological rigor of Kärkkäinen’s Constructive Christian Theology for the Pluralistic World series into an accessible and user-friendly textbook. Readers will not only learn basic methodology but also begin to undertake the actual work of comparative theology.
How To Do Comparative Theology
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Author : Francis X. Clooney
language : en
Publisher: Fordham Univ Press
Release Date : 2017-12-12
How To Do Comparative Theology written by Francis X. Clooney and has been published by Fordham Univ Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-12-12 with Religion categories.
For a generation and more, the contribution of Christian theology to interreligious understanding has been a subject of debate. Some think of theological perspectives are of themselves inherently too narrow to support interreligious learning, and argue for an approach that is neutral or, on a more popular level, grounded simply open-minded direct experience. In response, comparative theology argues that theology, as faith seeking understanding, offers a vital perspective and a way of advancing interreligious dialogue, aided rather than hindered by commitments; theological perspectives can both complement and step beyond the study of religions by methods detached and merely neutral. Thus comparative theology has been successful in persuading many that interreligious learning from one faith perspective to another is both possible and worthwhile, and so the work of comparative theology has become more recognized and established globally. With this success there has come to the fore new challenges regarding method: How does one do comparative theological work in a way that is theologically grounded, genuinely open to learning from the other, sophisticated in pursuing comparisons, and fruitful on both the academic and practical levels? How To Do Comparative Theology therefore contributes to the maturation of method in the field of comparative theological studies, learning across religious borders, by bringing together essays drawing on different Christian traditions of learning, Judaism and Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism, the wisdom of senior scholars, and also insights from a younger generation of scholars who have studied theology and religion in new ways, and are more attuned to the language of the “spiritual but not religious.” The essays in this volume show great diversity in method, and also—over and again and from many angles—coherence in intent, a commitment to one learning from the other, and a confidence that one’s home tradition benefits from fair and unhampered learning from other and very different spiritual and religious traditions. It therefore shows the diversity and coherence of comparative theology as an emerging discipline today.
Doing The Work Of Comparative Theology
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Author : Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020
Doing The Work Of Comparative Theology written by Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020 with categories.
Comparative Theology
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Author : Francis X. Clooney
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2011-09-09
Comparative Theology written by Francis X. Clooney and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-09-09 with Religion categories.
Drawing upon the author’s three decades of work in comparative theology, this is a pertinent and comprehensive introduction to the field, which offers a clear guide to the reader, enabling them to engage in comparative study. The author has three decades of experience of work in the field of comparative theology and is ideally placed to write this book Today’s increasing religious diversity makes this a pertinent and timely publication Unique in the depth of its introduction and explanation of the discipline of ‘comparative theology’ Provides examples of how comparative theology works in the new global context of human religiosity Draws on examples specific to Hindu-Christian studies to show how it is possible to understand more deeply the wider diversity around us. Clearly guides the reader, enabling them to engage in comparative study
Circling The Elephant
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Author : John J. Thatamanil
language : en
Publisher: Fordham University Press
Release Date : 2020-06-02
Circling The Elephant written by John J. Thatamanil and has been published by Fordham University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-06-02 with Religion categories.
Christian theologians have for some decades affirmed that they have no monopoly on encounters with God or ultimate reality and that other religions also have access to religious truth and transformation. If that is the case, the time has come for Christians not only to learn about but also from their religious neighbors. Circling the Elephant affirms that the best way to be truly open to the mystery of the infinite is to move away from defensive postures of religious isolationism and self-sufficiency and to move, in vulnerability and openness, toward the mystery of the neighbor. Employing the ancient Indian allegory of the elephant and blind(folded) men, John J. Thatamanil argues for the integration of three often-separated theological projects: theologies of religious diversity (the work of accounting for why there are so many different understandings of the elephant), comparative theology (the venture of walking over to a different side of the elephant), and constructive theology (the endeavor of re-describing the elephant in light of the other two tasks). Circling the Elephant also offers an analysis of why we have fallen short in the past. Interreligious learning has been obstructed by problematic ideas about “religion” and “religions,” Thatamanil argues, while also pointing out the troubling resonances between reified notions of “religion” and “race.” He contests these notions and offers a new theory of the religious that makes interreligious learning both possible and desirable. Christians have much to learn from their religious neighbors, even about such central features of Christian theology as Christ and the Trinity. This book envisions religious diversity as a promise, not a problem, and proposes a new theology of religious diversity that opens the door to robust interreligious learning and Christian transformation through encountering the other.
Comparative Theology
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Author : Paul Hedges
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2017-10-23
Comparative Theology written by Paul Hedges and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-23 with Religion categories.
This text maps the field of comparative theology in global context, offering original and critical perspectives on issues such as origins, religion, gender, the subaltern, and hermeneutics.
Meaning And Method In Comparative Theology
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Author : Catherine Cornille
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2019-04-29
Meaning And Method In Comparative Theology written by Catherine Cornille and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-04-29 with Religion categories.
The first systematic overview of the field of comparative theology Meaning and Method in Comparative Theology offers a synthesis of and a blueprint for the emerging field of comparative theology. It discusses various approaches to the field, the impact of religious views of other religions on the way in which comparative theology is conducted, and the particularities of comparative theological hermeneutics. It also provides an overview of the types of learning and of the importance of comparative theology for traditional confessional theology. Though drawing mainly from examples of Christian comparative theology, the book presents a methodological framework that may be applied to any religious tradition. Meaning and Method in Comparative Theology begins with an elaboration on the basic distinction between confessional and meta-confessional approaches to comparative theology. The book also identifies and examines six possible types of comparative theological learning and addresses various questions regarding the relationship between comparative and confessional theology. Provides a unique and objective look at the field of comparative theology for scholars of religion and theologians who want to understand or situate their work within the broader field Contains methodological questions and approaches that apply to comparative theologians from any religious tradition Recognizes and affirms the diversity within the field, while advancing unique perspectives that might be the object of continued discussions among theologians Meaning and Method in Comparative Theology offers an important basis for scholars to position their own work within the broader field of comparative theology and is an essential resource for anyone interested in theology conducted in dialogue with other religious traditions. 2021 PROSE Finalist in the Theology & Religious Studies category.
Comparative Theology Classic Reprint
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Author : J. A. Macculloch
language : en
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Release Date : 2017-11-24
Comparative Theology Classic Reprint written by J. A. Macculloch and has been published by Forgotten Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-11-24 with Religion categories.
Excerpt from Comparative Theology But allowing (what few will deny) that Christianity is the abso lute religion, it may be asked, DO the faiths of the past and of the present have any bearing upon its content? Is it possible to take any Christian belief, and, after comparing it with those of other faiths, to find any resemblance to it? And if so, may we say that the earlier belief is a foreshadowing of, a kind of testimony to, and a preparation for, the final form? Sacrifice, for example, is a common custom in many, if not all religions, and the Sacrifice of our Lord is a verity of the Christian creed. Have we here any preparation for this important historic fact in the earlier beliefs concerning sacrifice? Is it possible to compare them with it in order to Obtain some conception of the ideas underlying the custom? Did they foreshadow to waiting humanity the one Sacrifice of the Cross? So with other beliefs, such as the existence of a Supreme God, the Incarnation, the Future Life, the Church, Inspiration. In a word, the question comes to be, IS there a comparative method possible in Christian theology? This book is an attempt to answer the question from the point Of view of one who accepts fully and faithfully the Christian creed, yet who is assured that at no time in the world's history did God leave Himself without witness, but in divers parts and in many manners led mankind on to the Christ who was to be. If God controls the movements of history and the life of the universe, He equally watches over the religious beliefs of the soul, so that however much men may go astray, and however degraded these beliefs may be, they shall yet preserve some seed Of truth which will be fruitful in time to come. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
The New Comparative Theology
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Author : Francis X. Clooney, S.J.
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2010-06-03
The New Comparative Theology written by Francis X. Clooney, S.J. and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-06-03 with Religion categories.
This book is an extended, critical reflection on the state of interrelgious dialogue in its modern version. While there has been some important writing in the field of comparative theology, there has been no extended, critical reflection on the state of the discipline in its modern version, its strengths and problematic areas as it grows as a serious theological and scholarly discipline. This work of young scholars in conversation with one another, remedies this lack by, as it were, taking the discipline apart and putting it back together again. The volume seeks to understand how to learn from multiple religions in a way that is truly open to those religions on their own terms, while yet being rooted in the tradition/s that we bring to our interreligious study.
Comparative Theology In The Millennial Classroom
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Author : Mara Brecht
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2015-12-07
Comparative Theology In The Millennial Classroom written by Mara Brecht and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-12-07 with Education categories.
This volume explores the twenty-first century classroom as a uniquely intergenerational space of religious disaffiliation, and questions about how our work in the classroom can be, and is being, re-imagined for the new generation. The culturally hybrid identity of Millennials shapes their engagement with religious "others" on campus and in the classroom, pushing educators of comparative theology to develop new pedagogical strategies that leverage ways of seeing and interacting with their teachers and classmates. Reflecting on religious traditions such as Islam, Judaism, African Traditional Religions, Hinduism, Christianity, and agnosticism/atheism, this volume theorizes the theological outcomes of current pedagogies and the shifting contours of comparative theological discourse.