An anthropological approach to theology : a study of John Hick's theology of religious pluralism, towards ethical criteria for a global theology of religions / Heather Meacock.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Meacock, Heather.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Theological anthropology.

Religious pluralism.

Ethnology--Religious aspects.

Ethnology.

Physical Description:

xii, 282 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : University Press of America, [2000]

Summary:

Heather Meacock, in An Anthropological Approach to Theology, has compiled an argument, based upon the pluralist beliefs of Professor John Hick, for the revision of traditional Christianity. Hick's pluralist understanding of the theology of religions is influenced by the philosophy of Kant, and his theories about society's moral awareness. Meacock methodically explicates Hick's views while refuting his critics. She claims that some Christian doctrines, such as the Incarnation, lose meaning when interpreted literally, and that Christianity itself must begin to change its self perception to that of one among many world religions. This book will interest students of religion, philosophy, as well as anthropologists interested in religion.

Contents:

Chapter 1 The Anthropological Approach in relation to the Philosophy and Theology of John Hick 1

Chapter 2 A Critique of exclusivist and inclusivist theology in relation to anthropology and historical relativism 51

Chapter 3 The Copernican Revolution and its philosophical and anthropological roots: the development and consistency of Hick's theology of religious pluralism 83

Chapter 4 The Christological Debate: Hick's historical, philosophical and theological perspectives 105

Chapter 5 Cognitive, non cognitive and mythological approaches to the problem of oppositions in religious truth claims 157

Chapter 6 Soteriology and Ethics: in search of commonality among World Faiths 201

Chapter 7 Ethical criteria for a global theology of religions 243.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0761816909

OCLC:

43810747