A Universal Theology of Religion?
The fact of a plurality of religions implies for many Christian theologians that we must develop a “universal theology of religion” based on relativism. This article rejects relativism and questions whether there can be a universal “theology” when beliefs and values of some religions are actually no...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
1991
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Missiology
Year: 1991, Volume: 19, Issue: 2, Pages: 143-151 |
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| Summary: | The fact of a plurality of religions implies for many Christian theologians that we must develop a “universal theology of religion” based on relativism. This article rejects relativism and questions whether there can be a universal “theology” when beliefs and values of some religions are actually non-theistic. Religions as parts of culture are indeed relative to one another. However, this article maintains that absolutes are essential in all of life and that holding to religious absolutes does not imply superiority attitudes so long as we are open to recognize and respect contradictory absolutes we disagree with, and to dialogue with those who hold to these opposing absolutes. |
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| ISSN: | 2051-3623 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Missiology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/009182969101900202 |