Comparative Theology in the Contemporary Australian Context: Oral and Textual Cultures
Abstract This essay examines the practice of comparative theology within the culturally and religiously plural landscape of contemporary Australia. Tracing the early stages of the discipline in Australia to the Faculty of Theology and Philosophy at Australian Catholic University ( acu ) in 2012, the...
| Published in: | International journal of Asian christianity |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2020
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International journal of Asian christianity
Year: 2020, Volume: 3, Issue: 2, Pages: 139-151 |
| Further subjects: | B
Asia-Pacific
B ‘Dreaming’ B orality and textuality B Ecology B indigenous Australian peoples B Immanence |
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| Summary: | Abstract This essay examines the practice of comparative theology within the culturally and religiously plural landscape of contemporary Australia. Tracing the early stages of the discipline in Australia to the Faculty of Theology and Philosophy at Australian Catholic University ( acu ) in 2012, the paper tracks its subsequent progress in the vibrant Asia-Pacific region. For the sake of clarity, I investigate a specific example of comparative theology, testing the feasibility of an engagement between Anglo-Celtic Christians and Indigenous Australian peoples. Seeking greater theological depth, I isolate a precise theme—the creation of the universe—and position the Indigenous viewpoint within the oral ‘Dreaming’ myths of the central Australian desert. The Christian perspective derives from written Biblical sources. |
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| ISSN: | 2542-4246 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: International journal of Asian christianity
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/25424246-00302003 |