“RELIGIOUS IDENTITY” BETWEEN HOME AND TRANSGRESSION
Jewish and Christian theologies are guided by the same convictions, basically a message aboutthe non-identic. This article presents a critical theological evaluation of the use of religion asmeans to develop identity. After addressing the concept of “religious identity” in contemporarydiscussions, i...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2001
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| In: |
International journal of education and religion
Year: 2001, Volume: 2, Issue: 1, Pages: 63-78 |
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Contextual Theology
culture
life world
phenomenology
difference
syncretism
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Volltext (Verlag) |
| Summary: | Jewish and Christian theologies are guided by the same convictions, basically a message aboutthe non-identic. This article presents a critical theological evaluation of the use of religion asmeans to develop identity. After addressing the concept of “religious identity” in contemporarydiscussions, it summarizes basic elements of a theological approach. Third, these insights aboutidentity are reformulated within a contextual and life world theological approach. Finally, thetext draws some conclusions, which focus on identity formation within pluralistic cultures. |
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| Physical Description: | Online-Ressource |
| ISSN: | 1570-0623 |
| Contains: | In: International journal of education and religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/1570-0623-90000032 |