The Philosophical Basis of Inter-religious Dialogue
The Philosophical Basis of Inter-religious Dialogue

Author: Mirosław Patalon

Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Published: 2008-12-18

Total Pages: 190

ISBN-13: 1443802808

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In the present epoch of tensions between civilizations, challenges being brought by globalization processes and the necessity of the coexistence of various cultures and traditions, the subject of inter-religious dialogue seems to be particularly significant. Can religions remain isolated islands? Are their claims of being the only source of theological truth justified? Or should it rather be understood as an effect of interaction between different points of view and common effort of looking for the answers to the questions about God and his relations to the world? What is the role of dialogue? Is it only a politically correct element or maybe something more essential – the basis of reasonable existence and development of religion? Should the direction traced by 20th century's partisans of ecumenical movements be widened in order to embrace also non Christian religions? What is the orthodoxy and where are its boundaries? The process philosophy creates a convenient and favorable atmosphere for this kind of considerations. The articles of this selection represent different points of view of the discussed topic. The book is addressed to all who deal with the inter-religious dialogue: both clergy and laymen as well as scholars and students interested in the subject.

Possibility of Interreligious Dialogue
Possibility of Interreligious Dialogue

Author: Michael H. Mitias

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2021-04-22

Total Pages: 147

ISBN-13: 303070520X

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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.

Interreligious Dialogue
Interreligious Dialogue

Author: Martin Forward

Publisher: Oneworld Publications

Published: 2001-09-24

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781851682751

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From the point at which one faith first became aware of an other, there has been inter-religious dialogue: a dialogue that can lead to a positive and rewarding exchange of ide as between different religious traditions, as Martin Forward shows in his lucid introduction to the topic. Drawing on a wide array of sources, this accessible guide examines the past, present and future possibilities of inter-religious dialogue. Covering everything from the global ethic to the position of women in the community, and drawing on the words of individuals from Socrates to John Wesley, Forward examines many of the world faiths and their varying contributions to the field.

Theological Issues in Christian-Muslim Dialogue
Theological Issues in Christian-Muslim Dialogue

Author: Charles Tieszen

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2018-06-08

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 1532610599

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Theological Issues in Christian-Muslim Dialogue addresses the main theological topics of discussion that appear in Christian-Muslim engagement. Many of these topics originate in the medieval period and the earliest encounters between Christians and Muslims. Even so, the topics persist in contemporary contexts of dialogue and engagement. Christians and Muslims still discuss whether or not God should be understood as strictly one or as a Trinity-in-Unity, and debates over the nature of revelation or prophethood remain. Theological reflection, therefore, must continue to be brought to bear on these topics in light of their history and in view of their applicability to growing contexts of inter-religious engagement. Theological Issues in Christian-Muslim Dialogue is a comprehensive theological sourcebook for students learning about Christian-Muslim relations and practitioners engaged in Christian-Muslim dialogue.

The Past, Present, and Future of Theologies of Interreligious Dialogue
The Past, Present, and Future of Theologies of Interreligious Dialogue

Author: Terrence Merrigan

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13: 0198792344

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A collection of thirteen essays which reflect on the problematic relationship between religious diversity and interreligious dialogue by examining key issues that arise from attempting to do justice to the doctrinal tradition of Christianity.

Religious Pluralism
Religious Pluralism

Author: Matthew Shelton Lopresti

Publisher: Lexington Books

Published: 2023

Total Pages: 249

ISBN-13: 1793614407

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Ultimate reality is often characterized in terms of a variety of what are thought to be incompatible concepts, like God, Dao, Brahman, etc. This book examines the plausibility of a genuine religious pluralism, arguing against relativism but in favor of the authenticity of a plurality of the world's major religious traditions.

Women and Interreligious Dialogue
Women and Interreligious Dialogue

Author: Catherine Cornille

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2013-09-26

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 1498276849

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Though women have been objects more often than subjects of interreligious dialogue, they have nevertheless contributed in significant ways to the dialogue, just as the dialogue has also contributed to their own self-understanding. This volume, the fifth in the Interreligious Dialogue Series, brings together historical, critical, and constructive approaches to the role of women in the dialogue between religions. These approaches deal with concrete examples of women's involvement in dialogue, critical reflections on the representation of women in dialogue, and the important question of what women might bring to the dialogue. Together, they open up new avenues for reflection on the nature and purpose of interreligious dialogue.

Levinas & Buber
Levinas & Buber

Author: Peter Atterton

Publisher: Duquesne

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 344

ISBN-13:

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Emmanuel Levinas and Martin Buber -- considered by many the most important Jewish philosophers since the 12th century sage Maimonides -- knew each other as associates and friends. Yet although their dialogue was instructive at times, and demonstrated the esteem in which Levinas held Buber, in particular, their relationship just as often exhibited a failure to communicate. This volume of essays is intended to resume the important dialogue between the two. Thriteen essays by a wide range of scholars do not attempt to assimilate the two philosopher's respective views to each other. Rather, these discussions provide an occasion to examine their genuine differences -- difference that both Levinas and Buber agreed were required for genuine dialogue to begin.

The Algebra of Metaphysics
The Algebra of Metaphysics

Author: Ronny Desmet

Publisher: Les Editions Chromatika

Published: 2010-06

Total Pages: 378

ISBN-13: 2930517085

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Drawing upon the major Harvard works — Science and the Modern World (1925), Process and Reality (1929) and Adventures of Ideas (1933) —, the essays gathered here on the occasion of the creation of the Applied Process Metaphysics S