Liberation, Salvation, Enlightenment: An Exercise in Comparative Soteriology
This article is an exercise in what might be called “comparative soteriology.” It is both constructive and essential for Christians to examine non-Christian expressions of soteriology that challenge their own, in order to see with new eyes what salvation can and perhaps should connotate. Thus, this...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2006
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| In: |
Dialog
Year: 2006, Volume: 45, Issue: 3, Pages: 263-274 |
| Further subjects: | B
Nataraja
B Salvation B Crucifixion B Comparative Soteriology B Avalokiteshvara |
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| Summary: | This article is an exercise in what might be called “comparative soteriology.” It is both constructive and essential for Christians to examine non-Christian expressions of soteriology that challenge their own, in order to see with new eyes what salvation can and perhaps should connotate. Thus, this article intends to lead the reader to a deeper appreciation of the Christian doctrine of salvation through the exploration of three different images of salvation: from Hinduism, the Nataraja—the Dancing Shiva; from Buddhism, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, Avalokiteshvara; and from Christianity, an icon of the crucifixion, the San Damiano Crucifix. |
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| ISSN: | 1540-6385 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Dialog
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6385.2006.00276.x |
