An emerging cosmotheandric religion? : Raimon Panikkar's pluralistic theology of religions / by Jyri Komulainen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Komulainen, Jyri.

Series:

Studies in Christian mission ; v. 30.

Studies in Christian mission, 0924-9389 ; v. 30

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Theology of religions (Christian theology).

Panikkar, Raimon, 1918-2010.

Panikkar, Raimon.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (247 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston, Mass. : Brill, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Raimon Panikkar (b. 1918), a Catalan-born Hindu-Christian, is a prominent theorist of interreligious dialogue. This study gives a detailed analysis of his theology of religions. On the basis of the most recent sources available, it appears that even his “radical pluralism” cannot eschew the inherent problems characteristic of pluralistic theologies of religions. Unlike other pluralists, Panikkar does not subscribe to the Enlightenment tradition. Instead, his plea for the transformation of existing religions is based on an idiosyncratic “cosmotheandrism,” which draws on both primordial religious traditions and existentialist philosophy. The prerequisites of interreligious dialogue, as outlined in his work, thus entail commitment to a particular cosmology and mode of consciousness.

Contents:

Preliminary material

INTRODUCTION

STARTING-POINTS OF PANIKKAR’S THEOLOGY

PANIKKAR’S PROGRAM OF THE THEOLOGY OF RELIGIONS

THE PRINCIPLES BEHIND PANIKKAR’S THEOLOGY

COSMOTHEANDRISM—THE ANTHROPOLOGICAL REDUCTION OF RELIGIONS?

CONCLUSION

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX

STUDIES IN CHRISTIAN MISSION.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-230) and index.

ISBN:

1-280-91526-9

9786610915262

90-474-0550-1

1-4294-0814-6

OCLC:

191950445

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789047405504 DOI