The question of theological truth : philosophical and interreligious perspectives / edited by Frederiek Depoortere and Magdalen Lambkin.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Depoortere, Frederiek.

Lambkin, Magdalen.

Series:

Currents of Encounter 46.

Currents of encounter ; v. 46

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophical theology.

Truth--Philosophy.

Truth.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (318 p.)

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; New York : Rodopi, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In today’s world, the boundaries within which Christian theologians operate are becoming ever more permeable, and Christian theology is increasingly influenced and challenged by multiple “outside” factors. In Western Europe, two such factors stand out in particular: the so-called “turn to religion” in continental philosophy and religious diversity. Theologians working with contemporary continental philosophers and theologians engaging the multireligious world tend to work quite separately from one another. The aim of the present book is therefore to initiate a conversation between these two groups of theologians. The question of truth was chosen because it is both a key issue in contemporary-philosophical debates (in the continental and analytic traditions) and one that arises in complex and problematic ways in the praxis of, and theoretical reflection on, interreligious dialogue. Some of the pressing questions that are addressed by the contributors to this volume are: What is truth? What is theological truth? How does the issue of truth arise from interreligious encounter? To what extent can or should the nature of truth be discussed explicitly during interreligious dialogue? Or should the question of truth be rather postponed in the interest of successful interreligious encounter? Is there a hermeneutical concept of truth and, if so, how can it be of help for theological reflection on the question of truth and on the role and place of truth in the context of dialogue between religions?

Contents:

Preliminary Material

Editors’ Introduction / Frederiek Depoortere

Introducing the Question of Theological Truth / Frederiek Depoortere

Theological Truth in the Context of Modern Philosophy / Olivier Riaudel

Theological Truth in the Context of Contemporary Continental Thought: The Turn to Religion and the Contamination of Language / Lieven Boeve

The Liturgical Enactment of Truth / Michael Purcell

Religious Truth: Seeing Things as They Really Are Experience, Insight, and Religious Stories / Hendrik M. Vroom

Meaning and Truth in the Dialogue between Religions / Catherine Cornille

Lindbeck and Ricoeur on Meaning, Truth, and the Translation of Religions / Marianne Moyaert

Theological Truth from the Perspective of an Interreligious Hermeneutics of Love / Werner G. Jeanrond

The Issue of Truth as it Arises from the Praxis of Scriptural Reasoning / Magdalen Lambkin

The Plight of Truth in Hindu Christian Hermeneutics / Martin Sebastian Kallungal

Theological Truth and Dialogue: A Buddhist Christian Perspective / Rose Drew

The Question of Theological Truth in a Multireligious World: Reflections at the Interface of Continental Philosophy and Interreligious Studies / Frederiek Depoortere

Index of Names

Index of Subjects

Contributors to this Volume.

Notes:

International conference proceedings.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1-283-61013-2

9786613922588

94-012-0828-X

OCLC:

811564973

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789401208284 DOI