Why We Need an Engaged Interreligious Theology

In contrast to various recent trends, this paper understands the engagement in "engaged interreligious theology" primarily as an engagement with the various religious truth claims. The overall goal of such engagement is not defined in terms of political or practical commitment but as the s...

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Main Author: Schmidt-Leukel, Perry 1954- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Equinox Publishing Ltd [2018]
In: Interreligious studies and intercultural theology
Year: 2018, Volume: 2, Issue: 2, Pages: 131-140
Further subjects:B engaged theology
B interreligious theology
B religious truth claims
B religion and violence
B Ideology
B Tolerance
B academic search for truth
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Summary:In contrast to various recent trends, this paper understands the engagement in "engaged interreligious theology" primarily as an engagement with the various religious truth claims. The overall goal of such engagement is not defined in terms of political or practical commitment but as the search for truth. Although the question of how the religions assess the salvific potential of other faiths and the compatibility or incompatibility of their respective beliefs has significant political implications, the paper argues that political or ideological interest must not take precedence over an open inquiry into truth according to the general standards of academic scholarship.
ISSN:2397-348X
Contains:Enthalten in: Interreligious studies and intercultural theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1558/isit.37325