The Tears Caused by Abusive Power, Hope Inspired by Love: Exploring the Meanings and Weight of "Interreligious"
"Interreligious," or "being or doing between different religions," is a mode widely accepted and promoted in Western society these days. The purpose of this essay is to trace the backgrounds of this positive acceptance. Examining the five dimensionshistorical, contemporary, soci...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Pennsylvania Press
2019
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Journal of ecumenical studies
Year: 2019, Volume: 54, Issue: 1, Pages: 25-46 |
| IxTheo Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy CC Christianity and Non-Christian religion; Inter-religious relations FA Theology VA Philosophy |
| Further subjects: | B
philosophy of the other
B Dehumanization B Religious Diversity B Sociology B Violence B Totalitarianism B Paradigm Shift B Interreligious B Religious Pluralism B the logic of the One B wisdom of love |
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| Summary: | "Interreligious," or "being or doing between different religions," is a mode widely accepted and promoted in Western society these days. The purpose of this essay is to trace the backgrounds of this positive acceptance. Examining the five dimensionshistorical, contemporary, sociological, philosophical, and theologicalthe essay finds that such acceptance lies in human lived experiences of the pain fr om totalitarianism, power, violence, dehumanization, and ceaseless efforts to overcome them. |
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| ISSN: | 2162-3937 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of ecumenical studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1353/ecu.2019.0002 |