Circling the elephant :: a comparative theology of religious diversity /
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 thei...
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| Ausgabe: | First edition. |
| Schriftenreihe: | Comparative theology--thinking across traditions.
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| Zusammenfassung: | 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). This book argues that Christian theology must be done in conversation with other religions. The book integrates theology of religious diversity, comparative theology, and constructive theology by moving beyond reified accounts of "religions" that make interreligious learning impossible. The author proposes a new theory of the religious that celebrates interreligious learning. |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (xviii, 296 pages) |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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| contents | Preface : autobiography and comparative theology -- Introduction : revisiting an old tale -- Religious difference and Christian theology : thinking about, thinking with, and thinking through -- The limits and promise of exclusivism and inclusivism : assessing major options in theologies of religious diversity -- No one ascends alone : toward a relational pluralism -- Comparative theology after religion? -- Defining the religious : comprehensive qualitative orientation -- The hospitality of receiving : Mohandas Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Jr., and interreligious learning -- God as ground, singularity, and relation : trinity and religious diversity -- This is not a conclusion. |
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| spelling | Thatamanil, John J., author. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nb2002092335 Circling the elephant : a comparative theology of religious diversity / John J. Thatamanil. Comparative theology of religious diversity First edition. New York : Fordham University Press, 2020. ©2020 1 online resource (xviii, 296 pages) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file Comparative Theology: Thinking Across Traditions Includes bibliographical references and index. Preface : autobiography and comparative theology -- Introduction : revisiting an old tale -- Religious difference and Christian theology : thinking about, thinking with, and thinking through -- The limits and promise of exclusivism and inclusivism : assessing major options in theologies of religious diversity -- No one ascends alone : toward a relational pluralism -- Comparative theology after religion? -- Defining the religious : comprehensive qualitative orientation -- The hospitality of receiving : Mohandas Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Jr., and interreligious learning -- God as ground, singularity, and relation : trinity and religious diversity -- This is not a conclusion. 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). This book argues that Christian theology must be done in conversation with other religions. The book integrates theology of religious diversity, comparative theology, and constructive theology by moving beyond reified accounts of "religions" that make interreligious learning impossible. The author proposes a new theory of the religious that celebrates interreligious learning. Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 10, 2020). In English. Christianity and other religions. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85025250 Religious pluralism. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85112700 Religions Relations. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85112602 Cultural pluralism. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85103571 Cultural Diversity https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018864 Christianisme Relations. Religions Relations. Diversité culturelle. RELIGION Theology. bisacsh Religious pluralism fast Cultural pluralism fast Christianity and other religions fast Interfaith relations fast Religions fast Comparative theology. Trinity. constructive theology. genealogy of religion. interreligious dialogue. interreligious hospitality. theology of religions. Print version: Thatamanil, John J. Circling the Elephant : A Comparative Theology of Religious Diversity. New York : Fordham University Press, ©2020 Comparative theology--thinking across traditions. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2013130037 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=2237353 Volltext |
| spellingShingle | Thatamanil, John J. Circling the elephant : a comparative theology of religious diversity / Comparative theology--thinking across traditions. Preface : autobiography and comparative theology -- Introduction : revisiting an old tale -- Religious difference and Christian theology : thinking about, thinking with, and thinking through -- The limits and promise of exclusivism and inclusivism : assessing major options in theologies of religious diversity -- No one ascends alone : toward a relational pluralism -- Comparative theology after religion? -- Defining the religious : comprehensive qualitative orientation -- The hospitality of receiving : Mohandas Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Jr., and interreligious learning -- God as ground, singularity, and relation : trinity and religious diversity -- This is not a conclusion. Christianity and other religions. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85025250 Religious pluralism. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85112700 Religions Relations. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85112602 Cultural pluralism. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85103571 Cultural Diversity https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018864 Christianisme Relations. Religions Relations. Diversité culturelle. RELIGION Theology. bisacsh Religious pluralism fast Cultural pluralism fast Christianity and other religions fast Interfaith relations fast Religions fast |
| subject_GND | http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85025250 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85112700 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85112602 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85103571 https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018864 |
| title | Circling the elephant : a comparative theology of religious diversity / |
| title_alt | Comparative theology of religious diversity |
| title_auth | Circling the elephant : a comparative theology of religious diversity / |
| title_exact_search | Circling the elephant : a comparative theology of religious diversity / |
| title_full | Circling the elephant : a comparative theology of religious diversity / John J. Thatamanil. |
| title_fullStr | Circling the elephant : a comparative theology of religious diversity / John J. Thatamanil. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Circling the elephant : a comparative theology of religious diversity / John J. Thatamanil. |
| title_short | Circling the elephant : |
| title_sort | circling the elephant a comparative theology of religious diversity |
| title_sub | a comparative theology of religious diversity / |
| topic | Christianity and other religions. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85025250 Religious pluralism. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85112700 Religions Relations. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85112602 Cultural pluralism. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85103571 Cultural Diversity https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018864 Christianisme Relations. Religions Relations. Diversité culturelle. RELIGION Theology. bisacsh Religious pluralism fast Cultural pluralism fast Christianity and other religions fast Interfaith relations fast Religions fast |
| topic_facet | Christianity and other religions. Religious pluralism. Religions Relations. Cultural pluralism. Cultural Diversity Christianisme Relations. Diversité culturelle. RELIGION Theology. Religious pluralism Cultural pluralism Christianity and other religions Interfaith relations Religions |
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