Listening to God: Using Meta–Terminology to Describe Revelation in a Comparative Theistic Context
Starting from the assertion that comparative theology is inherently dialogical in nature, this paper examines the use of non-confessional meta-terminology and its application in interfaith dialogue. In so doing, it examines potential meta-terms for describing revelation as related in the Bhagavad-Gi...
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| Τύπος μέσου: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Άρθρο |
| Γλώσσα: | Αγγλικά |
| Έλεγχος διαθεσιμότητας: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Έκδοση: |
2009
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| Στο/Στη: |
Dialog
Έτος: 2009, Τόμος: 48, Τεύχος: 2, Σελίδες: 179-186 |
| Άλλες λέξεις-κλειδιά: | B
Comparative Theology
B Gospel of John B Bhagavad-Gita B Revelation B Qur’an B Interfaith Dialogue |
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| Σύνοψη: | Starting from the assertion that comparative theology is inherently dialogical in nature, this paper examines the use of non-confessional meta-terminology and its application in interfaith dialogue. In so doing, it examines potential meta-terms for describing revelation as related in the Bhagavad-Gita, the Qur’an, and the Gospel of John, and concludes that non-confessional terms aid in the dismissal of normative viewpoints, leading to greater appreciation of commonality and meaning in the truth claims of other faiths and dialogue partners. |
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| ISSN: | 1540-6385 |
| Περιλαμβάνει: | Enthalten in: Dialog
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6385.2009.00453.x |
