Understanding Religious Pluralism: Perspectives from Religious Studies and Theology
Peter C. Phan · Jonathan Ray
Aug 2014 · Wipf and Stock Publishers
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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.
About the author
Peter C. Phan is the Ellacuria Chair of Catholic Social Thought in the Department of Theology at Georgetown University. He is the author and editor of many books, including Being Religious Interreligiously (2004).
Jonathan S. Ray is the Samuel Eig Associate Professor of Jewish Studies in the Department of Theology at Georgetown University. He is the author of After Expulsion: 1492 and the Making of Sephardic Jewry (2013).
Jonathan S. Ray is the Samuel Eig Associate Professor of Jewish Studies in the Department of Theology at Georgetown University. He is the author of After Expulsion: 1492 and the Making of Sephardic Jewry (2013).
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