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How to do comparative theology /

How to do comparative theology / Francis X. Clooney, S.J., and Karl von Stosch, editors. - 1 online resource - Comparative Theology: Thinking Across Traditions Ser. ; v. 2 . - Comparative theology--thinking across traditions. .

Includes bibliographical references.

The problem of choice in comparative theology / Reflecting on approaches to Jesus in the Qur'an from the perspective of comparative theology / The moment of truth : comparative and dogmatic theology / Rhetorics of theological one-upsmanship in Christianity and Buddhism : Athanasius's polemic against the Arians and Vasubandhu's refutation of Pudgalavāda Buddhism / An interpreter and not a judge : insights into a Christian-Islamic comparative theology / On some suspicions regarding comparative theology / Embodiment, anthropology, and comparison : thinking-feeling with non-dual Saivism / Comparative theology after the Shoah : risks, pivots, and opportunities of comparing traditions / Using comparative insights in developing Kalām : a personal reflection on being trained in comparative theology / Difficult reminders : seeking comparative theology's really difficult other / Sagi Nahor, enough light : dialectic tension between luminescent resonance and blind assumption in comparative theology / Methodological considerations on the role of experience in comparative theology / Incarnational speech : comparative theology as learning to hear and preach / Living interreligiously : on the "pastoral style" of comparative theology / Theologizing for the Yoga community? : commitment and hybridity in comparative theology / Catherine Cornille -- Klaus von Stosch -- Aaron Langenfeld -- Hugh Nicholson -- Axel Marc Oaks Takacs -- Glenn R. Willis -- Michelle Voss Roberts -- Marianne Moyaert -- Muna Tatari -- Francis X. Clooney -- Shoshana Razel Gordon-Guedalia -- Emma O'Donnell -- Brad Bannon -- Michael Barnes -- Stephanie Corigliano. I. Doing Comparative Theology-as Theology -- II. Comparative Theology Is What Comparative Theology Does -- III. Recognizing Comparative Theology by Its Fruits --

How To Do Comparative Theology clarifies method in comparative theology, dialogical learning, showcasing scholars doing theological work interreligiously. The group is diverse by age and stage of career, gender, religions studied, location in the United States and Europe. Yet the essays manifest coherence in intent, commitment to learning from the other, and confidence regarding the benefits of the questions and challenges arising.

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22573/ctt1xjjbzm JSTOR


Religion--Methodology.
Theology--Methodology.
Religions--Relations.
Christianity and other religions.
Religion--Méthodologie.
Théologie--Méthodologie.
Religions--Relations.
Christianisme--Relations.
RELIGION--Comparative Religion.
RELIGION--Theology.
Religion--Methodology

BL41

202.07