Constructing Reality in Comparative Theology
Published on 29. September 2022
250 pages
978-0-227-17770-9 (ISBN)
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Through an examination of Christian interaction with other religions, Paul S. Chung constructs a theology of comparative religion. In the course of this construction, he employs the work of Ernst Troeltsch, Robert Bellah, and Karl Barth, while offering case studies of transformative interaction between Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam. Chung's interdisciplinary approach opens up new avenues for inter-religious understanding and melding, for instance exploring the development of a Protestant Islam. Throughout, he provides innovative conceptions of the religions involved and the realities they assert.
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'This book offers a wide-ranging, expansive exploration of comparative theology, informed by a social scientific perspective, with the goal of emphasizing the practical role religions can play in promoting a more just and peaceful society. In today's context, which has been negatively impacted by capitalism and partisanship, it brings a much-needed message of possibility.' Revd Dr. Kristin Johnston Largen, President, Wartburg Theological Seminary'Paul Chung makes an important contribution to comparative theology, extending it beyond textual comparison by way of a sociological hermeneutic framework that considers broader political, economic, and cultural factors. Informed by his own tradition's emphasis on reconciliation and a theologia crucis, he enriches the comparative project of reading together by attending to the ways texts are embodied in the social and ethical realities we construct for ourselves.' Lois Malcolm, The Olin and Amanda Fjelstad Reigstad Chair of Systematic Theology, Luther Seminary
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English
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Cambridge
United Kingdom
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0,89 MB
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978-0-227-17770-9 (9780227177709)
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Paul S. Chung (Dr Habil.) specialises in theology at the University of Basel, Switz-erland, and in sociology of religion at the University of California, Berkeley, CA. He was previously associate professor at Luther Seminary, St Paul, Minnesota, and is nominated distinguished professor at Lutheran Theo-logical Seminary at Chicago. He serves as Editor-in-Chief of the Historians' Debate - Public Theology website and teaches in Berkeley.
Content
Foreword by Ulrich Duchrow
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter 1. Ernst Troeltsch: Comparative Theology and Historical Research of Religion
Chapter 2. Comparative Theolgoy, Sociological Enquiry, and Power Relations
Chapter 3. Comparative Theology of Grace: Martin Luther and Shinran Shonin
Chapter 4. Karl Barth, Religion and Comparative Theology
Chapter 5. Islam: Religious Discourse, Power and Modernity
Chapter 6. Comparative Theology: Culture and Religion
Chapter 7. Comparative Theology and Interreligious Dialogue
Epilogue
Bibliography
Index
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter 1. Ernst Troeltsch: Comparative Theology and Historical Research of Religion
Chapter 2. Comparative Theolgoy, Sociological Enquiry, and Power Relations
Chapter 3. Comparative Theology of Grace: Martin Luther and Shinran Shonin
Chapter 4. Karl Barth, Religion and Comparative Theology
Chapter 5. Islam: Religious Discourse, Power and Modernity
Chapter 6. Comparative Theology: Culture and Religion
Chapter 7. Comparative Theology and Interreligious Dialogue
Epilogue
Bibliography
Index
