Religious Diversity And Interreligious Dialogue

Author : Anna Körs,Wolfram Weisse,Jean-Paul Willaime
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2020-04-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783030318567

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Religious Diversity and Interreligious Dialogue by Anna Körs,Wolfram Weisse,Jean-Paul Willaime Pdf

This edited volume offers solutions on the challenges of religious pluralisation from a European perspective. It gives special attention to interreligious dialogue and interfaith relations as specific means of dealing with plurality. In particular, the contributors describe innovative scientific approaches and broad political and social scopes of action for addressing the diversity of beliefs, practices, and traditions. In total, more than 25 essays bring together interdisciplinary and international research perspectives. The papers cover a wide thematic range. They highlight how religious pluralisation effects such fields as theology, politics, civil society, education, and communication/media. The contributors not only illustrate academic debates about religious diversity but they also look at the political and social scope for dealing with such. Coverage spans numerous countries, and beliefs, from Buddhism to Judaism. This book features presentations from the Herrenhausen Conference on "Religious Pluralisation - A Challenge for Modern Societies," held in Hanover, Germany, October 2016. This insightful collection will benefit students and researchers with an interest in religion and laicism, interreligious dialogue, governance of religious diversity, and religion in the public sphere.

Author : International Academy of Practical Theology. Meeting
Publisher : LIT Verlag Münster
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783643900869

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Religion, Diversity and Conflict by International Academy of Practical Theology. Meeting Pdf

While religion can be a source of healing, peace, and reconciliation, it can also be a trigger, if not an underlying cause, for conflict between peoples of varying beliefs. With that awareness, the International Academy of Practical Theology convened its 2007 meeting around the theme of "Religion, Diversity, and Conflict." From the multiple seminars, lectures, and studies presented at that meeting, a selection was chosen for this book. Representing contributions from four continents, and drawing upon perspectives from African traditional religions, Judaism, Islam, and Christianity, the book offers a rich introduction to the problems and promises of religion in dialogue with 21st-century diversity. Religion, Diversity and Conflict will serve as a veritable primer on the field of practical theology. (Series: International Practical Theology - Vol. 15)

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2016-11-07
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789004330436

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Religious Perspectives on Religious Diversity by Anonim Pdf

Religious Perspectives on Religious Diversity addresses fundamental and controversial questions raised by religious diversity. What are members of religious traditions to say about outsiders and about their religions? Discussion of Muslim, Christian, and Jewish perspectives is combined with methodological work.

Author : James Wiggins
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2013-12-19
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781136671708

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In Praise of Religious Diversity by James Wiggins Pdf

As dialogue among the religions of the world has increased, the promotion of these exchanges by Christians, both Roman Catholic and Protestant, raises the question of the motives behind these discussions. Some Christians reach out in good will, others display defensive hostility, still others are simply following the mandates of their church. Religious diversity--rather than pluralism--challenges citizens of the world to learn from the differences between religions rather than glibly assuming their commonality. Acknowledging these differences, In Praise of Religious Diversity promotes active conversation--rather than conventional dialogue--as the mode of meeting between the religions. Only through a contemporaneous exchange of ideas can the benefits of diversity be realized. This new level of communication poses an exciting prospect from which previously unrecognized alternatives for religion and relationships between religions might contribute to even greater human possibilities.

Author : Julia Ipgrave,Thorsten Knauth,Anna Körs,Dörthe Vieregge,Marie von der Lippe
Publisher : Waxmann Verlag
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9783830987949

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Religion and Dialogue in the City by Julia Ipgrave,Thorsten Knauth,Anna Körs,Dörthe Vieregge,Marie von der Lippe Pdf

Urban spaces throughout Europe are increasingly characterised by a mixture of different religions and worldviews. Being home to a wide range of religious and non-religious groups and individuals does not mean that cities are automatically also spaces of interreligious and interfaith encounters. Whether a city is a venue for interreligious encounter and dialogue, or merely a place where various religions and worldviews exist side by side, is a central question for the continuing social cohesion of modern societies. This volume presents selected findings of the international research project 'Religion and Dialogue in Modern Societies' (ReDi) which investigated dialogical practice in the five metropolitan cities Oslo, Stockholm, London, Hamburg and Duisburg. It offers a range of case studies addressing two fields of activity: dialogue and interreligious encounters in the urban space and dialogue in education.

Author : John Fahy,Jan-Jonathan Bock
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2019-09-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780429885600

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The Interfaith Movement by John Fahy,Jan-Jonathan Bock Pdf

Although its beginnings can be traced back to the late 19th century, the interfaith movement has only recently begun to attract mainstream attention, with governments, religious leaders and grassroots activists around the world increasingly turning to interfaith dialogue and collective action to address the challenges posed and explore the opportunities presented by religious diversity in a globalising world. This volume explores the history and development of the interfaith movement by engaging with new theoretical perspectives and a diverse range of case studies from around the world. The first book to bring together experts in the fields of religion, politics and social movement theory to offer an in-depth social analysis of the interfaith movement, it not only sheds new light on the movement itself, but challenges the longstanding academic division of labour that confines ‘religious’ and ‘social’ movements to separate spheres of inquiry.

Author : Manfred L. Pirner,Johannes Lahnemann,Werner Haussmann,Susanne Schwarz
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2018-06-14
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780429014185

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Public Theology, Religious Diversity, and Interreligious Learning by Manfred L. Pirner,Johannes Lahnemann,Werner Haussmann,Susanne Schwarz Pdf

This book describes the relationship of Christian Public Theology to other religions and their ways of contributing to the common good. It also promotes mutual learning processes in public education to strengthen the public role and responsibility of religions in pluralistic societies. This volume brings together not only public education and public theology, but also scholars from a variety of disciplines such as philosophy, cultural studies, and sociology, and from different parts of the world. By doing so, the book intends to widen the horizon and provide fresh impulses for public theology as well as the discourse on public religious education.

Author : Race, Alan,Knitter, Paul
Publisher : Orbis Books
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2019-10-24
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781608338023

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New Paths for Interreligious Theology by Race, Alan,Knitter, Paul Pdf

What is the relationship between salvation, human liberation, and care for creation? To answer this question Daniel Castillo expands on the ideas presented in Gustavo Gutiérrez's classic work A Theology of Liberation and proposes a novel concept: green liberation theology. In this compelling and original work Castillo places Gutiérrez in dialogue with a diverse array of theological, ecological, and socio-scientific discourses, drawing upon the work of Jon Sobrino, Willie James Jennings, Walter Brueggemann, Ellen Davis, and others, paying special attention to Pope Francis'encyclical Laudato Si'.

Author : Michael H. Mitias
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 147 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2021-04-22
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783030705206

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Possibility of Interreligious Dialogue by Michael H. Mitias Pdf

Is dialogue between the major religions of the world possible? If it is possible, under what conditions? In this book, Michael H. Mitias argues that it is possible provided various conditions are met. These conditions include mutual respect, mutual understanding, and God-centeredness. First, how can a religion that is unusually complex—composed of a doctrine founded in a unique divine revelation, a leadership class of theologians, teachers, clergy, and administrators, and a community across global cultures—show uniform respect to another religion? How can a complex institution like a religion truly understand another religion? Third, can the different religions worship the same God if their conceptions of God are based on their unique doctrines? Mitias addresses these questions and argues that it is possible for religions to respect and understand one another. Further, he argues that the different conceptions of God are necessarily founded in a belief in the existence of a transcendent, infinite, and wise being.

Author : David Cheetham,Douglas Pratt,David Thomas
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2013-11-22
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780191509650

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Understanding Interreligious Relations by David Cheetham,Douglas Pratt,David Thomas Pdf

The ways in which religious communities interact with one another is an increasing focus of scholarly research and teaching. Issues of interreligious engagement, inclusive of dialogue more specifically and relations more generally, attract widespread interest and concern. In a religiously pluralist world, how different communities get along with each other is not just an academic question; it is very much a focus of socio-political and wider community attention. The study of religions and religion in the 21st century world must necessarily take account of relations within and between religions, whether this is approached from a theological, historical, political, or any other disciplinary point of view. Understanding Interreligious Relations is a reference work of relevance to students and scholars as well as of interest to a wider informed public. It comprises two main parts. The first provides expositions and critical discussions of the ways in which 'the other' has been construed and addressed from within the major religious traditions. The second presents analyses and discussions of key issues and topics in which interreligious relations are an integral constituent. The editors have assembled an authoritative and scholarly work that discusses perspectives on the religious 'other' and interreligious relations that are typical of the major religious traditions; together with substantial original chapters from a cross-section of emerging and established scholars on main debates and issues in the wider field of interreligious relations.

Author : Schmidt-Leukel, Perry
Publisher : Orbis Books
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2017-02-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781608336951

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Religious Pluralism and Interreligious Theology by Schmidt-Leukel, Perry Pdf

Author : Charles L. Cohen,Charles Lloyd Cohen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1626982457

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The Future of Interreligious Dialogue by Charles L. Cohen,Charles Lloyd Cohen Pdf

Written by some of the world's leading scholars of theology and interreligious dialogue, the essays in this volume provide a number of original voices to conversations around Nostra Aetate, bringing new ferment to the field of interreligious understanding.

Author : Kathleen M. Goodman,Mary Ellen Giess,Eboo Patel
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2023-07-03
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781000980547

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Educating About Religious Diversity and Interfaith Engagement by Kathleen M. Goodman,Mary Ellen Giess,Eboo Patel Pdf

This book arises out of a recognition that student affairs professionals have little preparation or guidance in dealing with matters of spirituality, religion, secularity, and interfaith work at a time of greater diversity in students’ beliefs and, from a broad recognition that there is a need to engage with this aspect of student life. For those who don’t know how to begin and may be nervous about tackling a topic that has the potential to lead to heated disagreements, this book provides the resources and practical guidance to undertake this work.With the aim of providing student affairs practitioners and faculty with the tools they need to increase their comfort level and enable their ability to engage in discussions about belief both in and out of the classroom, the contributors provide foundational knowledge, concrete teaching ideas, sample activities, and case studies that can be used in a variety of settings. This book serves multiple audiences in student affairs by providing teaching ideas for practitioners who want to include a session or two about interfaith in their programs as well as ideas for student affairs faculty who may be teaching one session on this topic or a whole course. The book is divided into four sections. The first offers context, provides the findings of research, and asks readers to reflect on the framework they use to embark on this work, whether a social justice framework that aims to highlight issues of power and privilege or an interfaith cooperation framework that aims to create religious pluralism. Part Two provides concrete ideas for creating courses, activities, events, and programs focused on spirituality, religion, secularity, and interfaith engagement, as well as ideas for incorporating these topics into courses typically offered in student affairs preparation programs. Part Three presents case studies to engage students, practitioners, and faculty in thinking about campus situations related to religious diversity. Part Four provides some basic information about a variety of religions and worldviews held by college students.

Author : Joshua Samuel,Samuel Mall
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Christianity and other religions
ISBN : 9388945794

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Church and Religious Diversity by Joshua Samuel,Samuel Mall Pdf

The context of the church in South Asia can be defined by plurality and poverty. The first relates to the presence of various religions, the latter relates to the issue of injustice. Therefore, it also a place where injustices are also on the rise. There is an ample presence of historically discriminated communities that continue to face oppression in various and diverse forms. Oppression is not only anthropological but extends to the ecological world. While the issues of plurality have been addressed adequately by Christian theology through its Theology of Religions, the issues of injustice have not been integrated into it sufficiently. This book argues that it is possible to be passionately Christian and uphold the central tenets of Christianity even while being compassionately interreligious. It further tries to integrate into interreligious thought the marginalised voices of society. Therefore, interreligious engagements can become appropriate means of working towards justice and the liberation of those who are oppressed by dehumanising social, political and economic structures. This book demonstrates that interreligious dialogue has arrived at new maturity. The deepest level of dialogue, whether between persons or between religious communities, is one in which honesty is possible and, when through that honesty, the difficult work of reconciliation and justice-making can take place. The authors rightly insist, Dialogue is an ethical imperative. When we can tell the truth about each other and about ourselves, religious communities are empowered to join together to transform the world in the direction of Gods reign. That is the kind of daring dialogue envisioned herein.

Author : Mara Brecht
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2014-03-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781630873653

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Virtue in Dialogue by Mara Brecht Pdf

Religious diversity is a persistent theological predicament for Christian thinkers. Historically, theologians have wrestled with the relationship between believing Christians and religious others. The clash between the Christian doctrine of salvation and non-Christian belief systems often comes down to the question, can non-Christians be "saved"? In a pluralist world, a second question arises: can believers of divergent traditions reconcile their theological differences? Is the logical answer that one believer abandon her faith convictions and promote a relativistic mindset? This book draws upon original research, documenting conversations by women in an interreligious dialogue group, to show that when believers converse in honesty, empathy, and patience--in short, when engaged in virtuous dialogue--they can bridge the gap left by theory. When believers from different faiths come together in open conversation, it need not lead to relativism but, instead, can lead to strengthened belief. Sharing convictions with people who believe differently, sincere believers find they often come to hold their own core beliefs with newfound strength.