D'Costa, Gavin Christianity and World Religions Disputed Questions in the Theology of Religions
1. Edition - February 2009 25.90 Euro 2009. 248 Pages, Softcover ISBN-10: 1-4051-7673-3 ISBN-13: 978-1-4051-7673-6 - John Wiley & Sons
Short description Why has the reality of other religions become a big problem for Christianity? In the past, Christianity has been able to largely ignore other religions but in recent decades, not just the reality, but the vitality of other religions have become a challenge. This book is an engaging and accessible introduction to Christianity's relationship with other world religions, showing how Christianity is equipped to deal with religious plurality at both the doctrinal and social level.
From the contents Part I: Charting the Territory: Theology of Religions
1.Early Map Making
Introduction
Pluralism
Inclusivism
Exclusivism
2. Changing the Angle: Recent Maps
Some Criticisms of the Threefold Typology
Comparative Theology
Postmodern Postliberalism
Part II: The Making and Meaning of Religions
3. Modernity's Story
Introduction
Modernity's Story about Religions
4. An Alternative: The Secular Construction of the Sacred
Modernity as the Establishment of a New Ruling Religion
Conclusion
Part III: Religions in the Public Square
5. Whose Religion and Which Public Square?
The Public Square
A Taxonomy of Secular Modernity and Postmodernity
6. Christian and Muslim Public Squares
Roman Catholicism, Modernity and Religious Plurality
Islam, Reasoned Debate, and Religious Plurality
Part IV: Christ's Descent into Hell
7. Old Doctrines for New Jobs
Introduction
"The Descent": Introduction to the "Circles of Hell"
