Christianity and other religions : selected readings / edited by John Hick and Brian Hebblethwaite.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hick, John, 1922-2012.

Hebblethwaite, Brian.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christianity and other religions.

Physical Description:

218 pages ; 23 cm

Edition:

Revised edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oneworld, [2001]

Summary:

Edited by two prominent names in interfaith dialogue, this is a stimulating introduction to the complex relationships between Christianity and the other world faiths. Featuring eleven essays from some of the key thinkers in the Christian tradition, Christianity and Other Religions is an engaged and challenging examination of the past, present and future of Christianity in a multi-faith world. It covers both Catholic and Protestant approaches, and features a wide spectrum of views, including the uncompromising absolutism of Karl Barth and Pope John Paul II, the more ecumenical approaches of Karl Rahner and Hans Kung, and the religious pluralism of Wilfred Cantwell Smith and John Hick, among others. Suitable for the student and interested reader alike, and with an extensive bibliography providing a guide to further reading, this book is ideal for schools, universities, church discussion groups, and for individual reflection.

Contents:

1 The Revelation of God as the Abolition of Religion / Karl Barth 5

2 Christianity and the Non-Christian Religions / Karl Rahner 19

3 Declaration on the Relation of the Church to Non-Christian Religions / Vatican II 39

4 The Christian in a Religiously Plural World / Wilfred Cantwell Smith 44

5 The Place of Non-Christian Religions and Cultures in the Evolution of Third World Theology / Aloysius Pieris 59

6 The Christian Faith and the World Religions / Lesslie Newbigin 88

7 Is There One True Religion? An Essay in Establishing Ecumenical Criteria / Hans Kung 118

8 Christian Theology of Liberation and Interfaith Dialogue / Paul Knitter 146

9 The Theological Challenge of Religious Pluralism / John Hick 156

10 Dialogue or Mission? Christianity and the Religions in an Endangered World / Jurgen Moltmann 172

11 Address of the Holy Father to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, together with extracts from that Congregation's 'Dominus Jesus': On the Unity and Salvific Universality of Jesus Christ and the Church / Pope John Paul II 188.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [200]-213) and index.

ISBN:

1851682791

OCLC:

47192474