RT Article
T1 Religious Diversity and Public Pastoral Theology: Is it Time for a Comparative Theological Paradigm?
JF Journal of pastoral theology
VO 25
IS 3
SP 135
OP 150
A1 Bidwell, Duane R.
LA English
YR 2015
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1663304114
AB 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.
K1 GLBT inclusion
K1 Little Saigon
K1 Public Theology
K1 communal-contextual
K1 Comparative Theology
K1 Inter-religious
K1 Intercultural
K1 Interfaith
K1 Pastoral Care
K1 Religious Diversity
K1 Spiritual Care
DO 10.1080/10649867.2015.1122427