Religious Diversity and Public Pastoral Theology: Is it Time for a Comparative Theological Paradigm?

Effective public pastoral theology in multi- and inter-religious contexts engages the richness of, is accountable to, and practices mutuality among myriad religious traditions, yet the risk of perpetuating Christian privilege is high. How, then, can pastoral theology address public issues for the be...

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Autore principale: Bidwell, Duane R. (Autore)
Tipo di documento: Elettronico Articolo
Lingua:Inglese
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Pubblicazione: [2015]
In: Journal of pastoral theology
Anno: 2015, Volume: 25, Fascicolo: 3, Pagine: 135-150
Notazioni IxTheo:CC Cristianesimo; religione non cristiana; relazioni interreligiose
FD Teologia contestuale
KBQ America settentrionale
RG Cura pastorale
Altre parole chiave:B Comparative Theology
B Pastoral Care
B Religious Diversity
B Inter-religious
B Intercultural
B Spiritual care
B Little Saigon
B Public Theology
B communal-contextual
B Interfaith
B GLBT inclusion
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Riepilogo:Effective public pastoral theology in multi- and inter-religious contexts engages the richness of, is accountable to, and practices mutuality among myriad religious traditions, yet the risk of perpetuating Christian privilege is high. How, then, can pastoral theology address public issues for the benefit of all people without perpetuating Christian privilege or colonizing other religious traditions? My public theological response to a community conflict in Orange County's Little Saigon caused me to reconsider existing pastoral theological resources for public theology in the contexts of religious diversity and multiple religious bonds. I suggest a comparative theological paradigm-a "caring across traditions" that attends to and engages theological constructs in other religious traditions-as a complement to the communal-contextual and intercultural paradigms.
ISSN:2161-4504
Comprende:Enthalten in: Journal of pastoral theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/10649867.2015.1122427