Between Theological Ideals and Empirical Realities: Complex Diversity in Interreligious Dialogue: A Catholic Perspective

Abstract Empirical research on the practice of interreligious dialogue delivers inspiring results for a practical-theological reflection. The contribution thus discusses the question of what theological and social science research can learn from each other. The author presents four exemplary theses...

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Auteur principal: Polak, Regina 1967- (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: 2020
Dans: Interdisciplinary journal for religion and transformation in contemporary society
Année: 2020, Volume: 6, Numéro: 2, Pages: 274-292
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Saint-Siège (motif) / Dialogue interreligieux
Classifications IxTheo:AX Dialogue interreligieux
CC Christianisme et religions non-chrétiennes; relations interreligieuses
KDB Église catholique romaine
Sujets non-standardisés:B Religious Plurality
B Interdisciplinarity
B Mission
B Interreligious Dialogue
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Résumé:Abstract Empirical research on the practice of interreligious dialogue delivers inspiring results for a practical-theological reflection. The contribution thus discusses the question of what theological and social science research can learn from each other. The author presents four exemplary theses on the Catholic understanding of the nature, aims and methods of interreligious dialogue, and puts them into a mutual dialogue with the empirical results of this study. The results demonstrate that interreligious dialogue only exists within different social and political contexts that should be recognised theologically as “incarnated” forms of dialogue. The diverse social and political functions of interreligious dialogue can be interpreted as dimensions of the evangelizing mission of the Church. In turn, social science research on interreligious dialogue should take “inside” dimensions into academic consideration such as aspects of theological self-understanding, the question of truth or the missionary dimension of interreligious dialogue.
ISSN:2364-2807
Contient:Enthalten in: Interdisciplinary journal for religion and transformation in contemporary society
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.30965/23642807-00602003