Christianity and World Religions
Disputed Questions in the Theology of Religions
1. Auflage Februar 2009
248 Seiten, Hardcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
An engaging and accessible introduction to Christianity's relationship with other world religions, addressing the questions of why the reality, and vitality, of other religions has become a challenge, and showing how Christianity is equipped to deal with religious plurality at both the doctrinal and social level.
* Timely and accessible, this book tackles the question of why the reality, and vitality, of other religions has become a challenge for Christianity
* Makes a decisive contribution to debates about the clash between Islam and the West, arguing that the major threat to religious freedoms come from secularism, and that Islam and Christianity both have the resources to develop a vibrant and pluralist public square; one informed by intellectual rigor and debate
* Considers the wider issue of how modernity has defined 'religion', and provides a substantial critique of secular ways of controlling religions
* Shows how Christianity is very well suited to deal with religious plurality at the doctrinal and social level
* Addresses the core issues and describes the various answers that have been proposed in recent years - making it an ideal introduction to the field, and one which will stimulate ideas and discussions
2: Checking our baggage: twentieth century non-theological influences on our field.
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3: Who's in and who's out?: the salvation of the non-Christian.
4: Engaging the other: the meaning of the religions in their concrete forms.
5: The public square: the clash of religions?.
6: Conclusions.
an excellent book. This work is a wonderful contribution to the
conversation regarding Christianity and non-Christian religions. I
highly recommend it for all persons interested in the theology of
religions, as well as any Christian looking for new ways to
understand the possibility of salvation for
non-Christians." (The International Journal of
Public Theology, 1 December 2012)
"I warmly encourage readers in each to take it up and read."
(One in Christ, July 2010) "For a generation which is
reasserting its Catholic identity, this thesis may serve a valuable
purpose, calming the anxieties of those who, admirable, have
managed to maintain an interest in the salvation of non-Christians
yet are as hard put to win converts as their more pluralist
co-religionists." (The Way, January 2010)
"His gazetteer of these regions at the edge of the
eschatological map is fascinating. The closing pages are as
perceptive a meditation on what the dereliction of the cross can
and cannot mean as we might expect to find in a first-rate book
devoted entirely to that subject." (Chruch Times, December
2009)
"The deepest challenge to global Christianity is in its relation to
world religions. Informative and thought-provoking, this book
tackles one of the most heated issues of the time: the interactions
within religious pluralism. Old-timers and newcomers to disputes
over these 'disputed questions' will not walk away from this book
casually or apathetically. It is provocative and, yes,
challenging."
-Martin E. Marty, University of Chicago
"In this book, Gavin D'Costa continues to push and stretch
established categories and traditional doctrines to provide highly
original and deeply provocative thoughts on the relationship
between Christianity and other religions and on the role of
religion in the public square. And his approach to the
question of the salvation of non-Christians in terms of Christ's
descent into hell will undoubtedly be the focus of heated
discussion in the theology of religions for years to come."
-Catherine Cornille, Associate Professor of Comparative
Theology at Boston College, Author of The Im-Possibility of
Interreligious Dialogue.