Doing The Work Of Comparative Theology

Author : Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 456 pages
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Release : 2020-01-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781467458559

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Doing the Work of Comparative Theology by Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen Pdf

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.

Author : Francis X. Clooney,Klaus von Stosch
Publisher : Fordham Univ Press
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2017-12-12
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780823278428

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How to Do Comparative Theology by Francis X. Clooney,Klaus von Stosch Pdf

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.

Author : Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1467458562

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DOING THE WORK OF COMPARATIVE THEOLOGY by Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen Pdf

Author : Francis X. Clooney
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 201 pages
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Release : 2011-09-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781444356434

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Comparative Theology by Francis X. Clooney Pdf

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

Author : John J. Thatamanil
Publisher : Fordham University Press
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2020-06-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780823288533

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Circling the Elephant by John J. Thatamanil Pdf

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.

Author : Paul Hedges
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 95 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2017-10-23
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004358461

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Comparative Theology by Paul Hedges Pdf

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.

Author : Francis X. Clooney, SJ
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1993-02-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780791499306

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Theology After Vedanta by Francis X. Clooney, SJ Pdf

Author : Francis X. Clooney, S.J.
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2010-06-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567443489

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The New Comparative Theology by Francis X. Clooney, S.J. Pdf

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.

Author : Catherine Cornille
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2019-04-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781119535225

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Meaning and Method in Comparative Theology by Catherine Cornille Pdf

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.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 655 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2022-08-22
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9789004388390

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A Companion to Comparative Theology by Anonim Pdf

This Companion to Comparative Theology offers a survey of historical developments, contemporary approaches and future directions in a field of theology that has experienced rapid growth and expansion in the past decades.

Author : Francis X. Clooney
Publisher : University of Virginia Press
Page : 355 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2019-10-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780813943121

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Reading the Hindu and Christian Classics by Francis X. Clooney Pdf

We live in an era of unprecedented growth in knowledge. Never before has there been so great an availability of and access to information in both print and online. Yet as opportunities to educate ourselves have greatly increased, our time for reading has significantly diminished. And when we do read, we rarely have the patience to read in the slow, sustained fashion that great books require if we are to be truly transformed by them. In Reading the Hindu and Christian Classics, renowned Harvard Divinity School professor Francis Clooney argues that our increasing inability to read in a concerted manner is particularly notable in the realm of religion, where the proliferation of information detracts from the learning of practices that require slow and patient reading. Although awareness of the world’s many religions is at an all-time high, deep knowledge of the various traditions has suffered. Clooney challenges this trend by considering six classic Hindu and Christian texts dealing with ritual and law, catechesis and doctrine, and devotion and religious participation, showing how, in distinctive ways, such texts instruct, teach truth, and draw willing readers to participate in the realities they are learning. Through readings of these seminal scriptural and theological texts, he reveals the rewards of a more spiritually transformative mode of reading—and how individuals and communities can achieve it.

Author : Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 705 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2019-06-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781467456821

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Christian Theology in the Pluralistic World by Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen Pdf

Kärkkäinen’s acclaimed five-volume constructive theology abridged in one accessible volume Providing a new and unique way of doing theology in our pluralistic world, Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen presents historic Christian doctrines in relation to the natural sciences and four other living faiths—Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism. This textbook covers all systematic topics along with a host of current issues such as violence, colonialism, inclusivity, sociopolitical liberation, environmental care, and more. Accessible and student-friendly, Christian Theology in the Pluralistic World is the ideal text for exploring a theological vision at once rooted in the Christian tradition and constructive in its engagement with the complexities of our global, pluralistic world.

Author : Michelle Voss Roberts
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780664234492

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Dualities by Michelle Voss Roberts Pdf

Philosophy and theology have each struggled with the problem of dualismùthe conviction that reality comprises material arid nonmaterial entities. Too often, this split places God, spirit, mind, and the masculine in opposition to evil, body, matter, and the feminine. These intellectual divisions support social structures that oppress rather than embrace women, the poor, people of color, and others. With this volume, Voss Roberts expertly shows how comparative theology uproots dualism and fosters new modes of community built on cooperation instead of oppression.

Author : William E. Paden
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2016-05-19
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781474252126

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New Patterns for Comparative Religion by William E. Paden Pdf

The cross-cultural study of religion has always gone hand in hand with the worldview, sciences, or intellectual frameworks of the time. These frames, whether focused on psychology or politics, gender or colonialism, bring out perspectives for understanding religious behavior. Today one of our common civic worldviews is represented in the shift from scriptural to evolutionary history. This volume brings together in one place key essays by professor emeritus William Paden, showing a progression of steps he has taken in exploring bridgeworks between comparative religion and evolutionary models of religious behavior. One of the leading scholars in religious studies, Paden shows ways that religion can be contextualized as part of the natural world and thus seen as reflecting the ingrained sociality and world-making drive of the human species. Paden argues that although comparativism has been challenged as too culture-bound, too western, or too gendered, cross-over categories and concepts between religious traditions cannot be avoided. Arguing that there are recurrent patterns of human behavior common to our species and that thereby underlie all cultures, he proposes that the missing link in the Religion Evolution debate is comparative religion, a global, cross-cultural perspective on religious behaviours throughout time. Each article is contextualized within this overall trajectory of thought within Paden's work and the history of the discipline as a whole.

Author : Marc A. Pugliese,Alexander Y. Hwang
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780190677565

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Teaching Interreligious Encounters by Marc A. Pugliese,Alexander Y. Hwang Pdf

At head of title: American Academy of Religion.