World Christianity Encounters World Religions e-bog

Synthesizing the thinking of the most prominent scholars, Professor Edmund Chia discusses practically everything that should be known about Christianity's encounter with other religions in this comprehensive book. Topics include:the invention of the idea of World Religions and World Christianitythe Bible and the church's attitude toward other faithsVatican II, Asian Christianity, and interfaith dialoguethe what, why, when, and how of dialoguethe global ecumenical movementtheologies of religious pluralismcross-textual hermeneuticscomparative theologyinterfaith worshipreligious syncretismmultiple religious belonginginterfaith learning in seminaries.