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Comparative Theology (comparative + theology)

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Selected Abstracts

COMPARATIVE THEOLOGY AFTER LIBERALISM

MODERN THEOLOGY, Issue 2 2007
HUGH NICHOLSON
This article first identifies two reasons for the current marginality of the theological sub-discipline of "comparative theology." The first is an awareness of the imperialistic character of the universalist (inclusivist and pluralist) theologies of the recent past. The second is the assumption that Christianity's relations with other religious are extrinsic to Christian identity. Drawing on Kathryn Tanner's critique of postliberalism, it argues that interreligious comparison is integral to a theology that recognizes the essentially relational nature of Christian identity. This recognition implies a continuous revision of Christian identity that checks the tendency to essentialize and thereby exclude religious "others." [source]

On Pluralism, Comparative Theology & Tariq Ramadan: A Response to Ted Peters

DIALOG, Issue 4 2007
Kristin Johnston Largen
First page of article [source]

Buddhists and Christians: Through Comparative Theology to Solidarity , James L. Fredericks

RELIGIOUS STUDIES REVIEW, Issue 2 2006
Wendy Farley
No abstract is available for this article. [source]

Listening to God: Using Meta,Terminology to Describe Revelation in a Comparative Theistic Context1

DIALOG, Issue 2 2009
A. J. Watson
Abstract:, Starting from the assertion that comparative theology is inherently dialogical in nature, this paper examines the use of non-confessional meta-terminology and its application in interfaith dialogue. In so doing, it examines potential meta-terms for describing revelation as related in the Bhagavad-Gita, the Qur'an, and the Gospel of John, and concludes that non-confessional terms aid in the dismissal of normative viewpoints, leading to greater appreciation of commonality and meaning in the truth claims of other faiths and dialogue partners. [source]

COMPARATIVE THEOLOGY AFTER LIBERALISM

MODERN THEOLOGY, Issue 2 2007
HUGH NICHOLSON
This article first identifies two reasons for the current marginality of the theological sub-discipline of "comparative theology." The first is an awareness of the imperialistic character of the universalist (inclusivist and pluralist) theologies of the recent past. The second is the assumption that Christianity's relations with other religious are extrinsic to Christian identity. Drawing on Kathryn Tanner's critique of postliberalism, it argues that interreligious comparison is integral to a theology that recognizes the essentially relational nature of Christian identity. This recognition implies a continuous revision of Christian identity that checks the tendency to essentialize and thereby exclude religious "others." [source]