An Interreligious Initiative for Peace and Harmony: A Christian Perspective

Spiritual energy and power can be purposefully used to create structures and conditions that allow religious communities to co-exist. In the context of South Asia and particularly of India, can the very presence of Christians become a gift to the community? A useful pointer could be revisiting the c...

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Main Author: Cherian, Joyson K (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage [2019]
In: Transformation
Year: 2019, Volume: 36, Issue: 2, Pages: 100-112
IxTheo Classification:CC Christianity and Non-Christian religion; Inter-religious relations
CH Christianity and Society
HA Bible
KBM Asia
Further subjects:B Dialogue
B Lordship of Christ
B Language of Non-Violence
B Peace
B Jubilee Year
B Community
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Summary:Spiritual energy and power can be purposefully used to create structures and conditions that allow religious communities to co-exist. In the context of South Asia and particularly of India, can the very presence of Christians become a gift to the community? A useful pointer could be revisiting the concept of Jubilee Year as described in Leviticus, Isaiah and Luke that portrays the message of atonement, restoration, hospitality and renewal of the divine covenant - all of which are essential for inter-religious dialogue. The following paper seeks possible answers by addressing the concerns of the Christian layman and building up a framework for inter-religious dialogue, with a focus on being faithful to the Christian Gospel. The aim is to create conditions in which different accounts of the world of human experience can flourish together.
ISSN:1759-8931
Contains:Enthalten in: Transformation
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0265378819844874