Understanding religious pluralism : perspectives from religious studies and theology /
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| Imprint: | Eugene, Oregon : Pickwick Publications, [2014] ©2014 |
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| Description: | 1 online resource : illustrations. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11238381 |
| Summary: | Our contemporary world is fast becoming religiously diverse in a variety of ways. Thanks to globalization and migration, to mention only two current worldwide trends, people of diverse and sometimes mutually hostile faiths are now sharing neighborhoods and encountering one another's religious traditions on a daily basis. For scholars in religious studies and theology the issue to be examined is whether religious diversity is merely the result of historical development and social interaction, or whether it is inherent in the object of belief--part of the very structure of faith and our attempts to understand and express it.The essays in this volume range from explorations of the impact of religious diversity on religious studies to examples of interfaith encounter and dialogue, and current debates on Christian theology of religion. These essays examine not only the theoretical issues posed by religious pluralism to the study of religion and Christian theology but also concrete cases in which religious pluralism has been a bone of contention. Together, they open up new vistas for further conversation on the nature and development of religious pluralism. |
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| Item Description: | These essays were originally presented at the conference "Understanding Religious Pluralism: Religious and Theological Perspectives," held May 23-25, 2012 at Georgetown University and organized by the Graduate Program in Theological and Religious Studies of the Department of Theology, Georgetown University. They have been revised for publication. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781630874896 1630874892 9781620329436 |