"True to and true for": the problem and promise of religious truth for a theology without walls
This essay seeks to investigate the peculiar challenges that a theology without walls faces on the question of truth. Specifically, the article struggles with two central questions: (1) Can a theology without walls generate first-order religious truth—knowledge of, not just about, ultimate reality,...
| Published in: | Journal of ecumenical studies |
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Pennsylvania Press
2016
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Journal of ecumenical studies
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| IxTheo Classification: | AX Inter-religious relations CC Christianity and Non-Christian religion; Inter-religious relations NAB Fundamental theology |
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| Summary: | This essay seeks to investigate the peculiar challenges that a theology without walls faces on the question of truth. Specifically, the article struggles with two central questions: (1) Can a theology without walls generate first-order religious truth—knowledge of, not just about, ultimate reality, second-order religious truth? (2) Can a theology without walls navigate the special interpretive challenge posed by religious symbols, namely, that they attempt to be true in two senses simultaneously: true to ultimate reality and true for persons and communities. I will argue, in what follows, that a theology without walls can make important contributions to both questions, even though it faces distinctive challenges along the way. The article argues that, yes, first-order truth is indeed possible for a theology without walls and that at least for some such truth will come by way of multiple religious participation. |
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| ISSN: | 0022-0558 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of ecumenical studies
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