Mission Impossible? Pope Benedict XVI and Interreligious Dialogue
There exist very different accounts about the attitude of Joseph Ratzinger/Pope Benedict XVI to interreligious dialogue. Does interreligious dialogue aim at truth and intertwine with mission, or is it an impossibility that needs to be replaced with an intercultural dialogue about peaceful coexistenc...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage Publ.
[2017]
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| In: |
Theological studies
Year: 2017, Volume: 78, Issue: 4, Pages: 879-904 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Benedikt, XVI., Pope 1927-2022
/ Interfaith dialogue
/ History 1997-2012
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| IxTheo Classification: | CC Christianity and Non-Christian religion; Inter-religious relations KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KDB Roman Catholic Church |
| Further subjects: | B
Proclamation
B CROSS-cultural communication B Evangelistic work B Evangelization B Joseph Ratzinger B Marcello Pera B VALUES (Ethics) B BENEDICT XVI, Pope, 1927- B Truth B Intercultural Dialogue |
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| Summary: | There exist very different accounts about the attitude of Joseph Ratzinger/Pope Benedict XVI to interreligious dialogue. Does interreligious dialogue aim at truth and intertwine with mission, or is it an impossibility that needs to be replaced with an intercultural dialogue about peaceful coexistence and common values? This article traces the complex history and relationship of these views from the 1990s, through the much-misunderstood letter to Marcello Pera in 2008, until Benedict's retirement. Despite impressions to the contrary, Pope Benedict XVI's commitment to interreligious dialogue remains firm. |
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| ISSN: | 2169-1304 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Theological studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0040563917731744 |