Inter-Religious Models and Criteria

Inter-Religious Models and Criteria
Author: J. Kellenberger
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 223
Release: 2016-07-27
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1349230170

This book is a collection of papers presented and discussed at the 1992 Claremont Conference. Its contributing authors come from various disciplines that share a concern with models and criteria for inter-religious understanding, including religious studies, philosophy of religion, theology, comparative studies, and feminist philosophy.

Understanding Interreligious Relations

Understanding Interreligious Relations
Author: David Cheetham
Publisher:
Total Pages: 457
Release: 2013-11
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0199645841

A multi-authored volume that explores the theme of the 'religious other' from the perspective of five major religions—Hinduism, Judaism, Buddhism, Christianity and Islam—and discusses a range of issues in which interreligious relations are central.

Interreligious Learning

Interreligious Learning
Author: Carl Sterkens
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2021-10-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9004497307

The increasing plurality of religions and world-views in western society has major implications for religious communication in both public and private settings. This study is an important step in an exploration of the consequences of this religious plurality for religious education in primary education. The chief concern of this study is the following question: To what extent is a pedagogic model in which pupils are encouraged to participate in an interreligious dialogue adequate for coping with this religious plurality? To address this question, the author discusses the following research questions: what are the cognitive, the affective and the attitudinal effects of the interreligious model for religious education, and can this model be legitimised? These questions are considered in the context of a discussion of the meaning of religion and an elaboration of the aim of religious education within the context of a secularized and multicultural society.

Fragile Identities

Fragile Identities
Author: Marianne Moyaert
Publisher: Rodopi
Total Pages: 357
Release: 2011
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9042032804

Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- The Theology of Religions -- The Theology of Religions and the Tension between Openness and Closedness -- A Critique of the Pluralist Model of Interreligious Dialogue -- The Cultural Linguistic Theory, Postliberalism, and Religious Incommensurability -- The End of Dialogue?: A Theological Critique of Postliberalism -- Interreligious Dialogue and Hermeneutical Openness -- Testimony and Openness: A Theological Perspective -- Bibliography -- Index of Subjects -- Index of Names.

Participatory Learning

Participatory Learning
Author: Chris A. M. Hermans
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 424
Release: 2003-01-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9789004130012

Annotation Hermans (professor of identity of Catholic schools and religious education, Catholic U. of Nijmegen, the Netherlands) analyzes religious education in the context of globalization as a cultural phenomenon--a phenomenon characterized by processes of rationalization, fragmentation, and transformation. He explores the changing nature of tradition in terms of Christian concepts of transcendence and immanence as it relates to education. After attempting to define the characteristics of religion as experience, language, and practice, he proposes a concept of religious instruction based on "participation." Participatory learning is defined as developmental, social, mediated, and meaningful learning. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).

Virtue in Dialogue

Virtue in Dialogue
Author: Mara Brecht
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 291
Release: 2014-03-05
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1620323915

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.

Ways of Meeting and the Theology of Religions

Ways of Meeting and the Theology of Religions
Author: David Cheetham
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 259
Release: 2016-02-24
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1317000129

Exploring the different points of view and 'tones of voice' adopted in theology for the meeting of religions, this book presents a contemporary philosophical and theological engagement with key issues of how different faiths might meet, of comparative philosophy of religion, of the use of aesthetics, of inter-religious ethics and issues relating to the self. Providing a critical evaluation of contemporary liberal, post-liberal and conservative voices, and an engagement with movements such as Radical Orthodoxy and Scriptural Reasoning to mention a few, this book highlights the use of the creative imagination and explores new ideas for the meeting of religions.

Moral Relativism, Moral Diversity, and Human Relationships

Moral Relativism, Moral Diversity, and Human Relationships
Author: James Kellenberger
Publisher: Penn State Press
Total Pages: 252
Release: 2010-11-01
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 9780271039411

This book aims to clarify the debate between moral relativists and moral absolutists by showing what is right and what is wrong about each of these positions, by revealing how the phenomenon of moral diversity is connected with moral relativism, and by arguing for the importance of relationships between persons as key to reaching a satisfactory understanding of the issues involved in the debate.

Encountering Religious Pluralism

Encountering Religious Pluralism
Author: Harold Netland
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Total Pages: 372
Release: 2001-08-14
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780830815524

Harold Netland traces the emergence of the pluralistic ethos that challenges Christian faith and mission, interacting heavily with philosopher John Hick and providing a framework for developing a comprehensive evangelical theology of religions.

A Christian Theology of Religions

A Christian Theology of Religions
Author: John Hick
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Total Pages: 176
Release: 1995-01-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780664255961

Renowned theologian and philosopher of religion John Hick takes a hard look at intellectual problems facing Christians in the late twentieth century: Where exactly does Christianity fit into the scheme of the world in light of other world religions? and Is it possible to remain Christian while accepting the truth of other beliefs? Employing the use of a dialogue between "Phil" (philosophy) and "Grace" (theology), Hick explores the validity of other religions and Christianity's place among them. Offering good reasons for why the traditional stance that Christianity is the only true religion is no longer workable, he puts forth a cogent defense of Christianity in the global context of other religions. This book is must reading for those concerned about the uniqueness of Christianity and how it is to be interpreted theologically in today's world.