Strange Companions? Hans Urs von Balthasar as Resource for Comparative Theology
While Hans Urs von Balthasar has been often criticized for a failure to deeply engage cultural and religious diversity, this essay argues his theology proves an excellent resource for comparative theology. After clarifying and explaining Balthasar’s own shortcomings in interreligious and intercultur...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage Publ.
[2017]
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Theological studies
Year: 2017, Volume: 78, Issue: 2, Pages: 369-388 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Balthasar, Hans Urs von 1905-1988
/ Zhuangzi 365 BC-290 BC
/ Interreligiosity
/ Pluralism
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| IxTheo Classification: | BM Chinese universism; Confucianism; Taoism CC Christianity and Non-Christian religion; Inter-religious relations KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KDB Roman Catholic Church |
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| Summary: | While Hans Urs von Balthasar has been often criticized for a failure to deeply engage cultural and religious diversity, this essay argues his theology proves an excellent resource for comparative theology. After clarifying and explaining Balthasar’s own shortcomings in interreligious and intercultural engagement, the article presents his theological aesthetics as a paradigm for forming the comparative theological imagination. The essay demonstrates this utility by examining a passage from the Daoist text Zhuangzi in light of Balthasar’s theology. |
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| ISSN: | 2169-1304 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Theological studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0040563917698955 |