Why We Need an Engaged Interreligious Theology
In contrast to various recent trends, this paper understands the engagement in "engaged interreligious theology" primarily as an engagement with the various religious truth claims. The overall goal of such engagement is not defined in terms of political or practical commitment but as the s...
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| Τύπος μέσου: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Άρθρο |
| Γλώσσα: | Αγγλικά |
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Equinox Publishing Ltd
[2018]
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| Στο/Στη: |
Interreligious studies and intercultural theology
Έτος: 2018, Τόμος: 2, Τεύχος: 2, Σελίδες: 131-140 |
| Άλλες λέξεις-κλειδιά: | B
engaged theology
B interreligious theology B religious truth claims B religion and violence B Ideology B Tolerance B academic search for truth |
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Volltext (Resolving-System) Volltext (doi) |
| Σύνοψη: | In contrast to various recent trends, this paper understands the engagement in "engaged interreligious theology" primarily as an engagement with the various religious truth claims. The overall goal of such engagement is not defined in terms of political or practical commitment but as the search for truth. Although the question of how the religions assess the salvific potential of other faiths and the compatibility or incompatibility of their respective beliefs has significant political implications, the paper argues that political or ideological interest must not take precedence over an open inquiry into truth according to the general standards of academic scholarship. |
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| ISSN: | 2397-348X |
| Περιλαμβάνει: | Enthalten in: Interreligious studies and intercultural theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1558/isit.37325 |