RT Article
T1 From Comparative to Interreligious Theology: Perry Schmidt-Leukel's “Fractal” Version of Pluralism
JF Journal of religious history
VO 44
IS 3
SP 376
OP 379
A1 May, John d'Arcy 1942-
LA English
PB Wiley-Blackwell
YR 2020
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1730499740
AB Perry Schmidt-Leukel has proposed a “fractal” theory to correlate factors which are replicated across religious traditions. His aim is to develop notions of religious and theological pluralism which have become locked into a somewhat sterile conflict with “inclusivism.” A wide range of thinkers from a variety of religious traditions respond to his initiative, some applauding it, others criticising it as being too abstract to do justice to the particularity of religious phenomena. A highlight is Francis X. Clooney's defence of his comparative theology project as an alternative to pluralism. In reply, Schmidt-Leukel generously accepts a number of criticisms while reasserting his proposal that on the basis of fractal theory a truly interreligious theology is possible. It remains to be seen how widely fractal theory applies to concrete religious phenomena.
DO 10.1111/1467-9809.12683