Proclaiming Christ in Complexity

Interfaith relations may be perceived as a problem for Christian public theology. It is difficult for Christianity to proclaim its perspective on complex public issues while also being conscious of relationships with people of other faiths. Rather than perceiving this as a problem, this article explores it as an opportunity. It suggests a way of reading complex public issues that is rooted in a conversation between Christianity and other faiths. This hermeneutic seeks to listen and learn from multiple perspectives with an openness to dialogue and change. This article outlines some practical suggestions for public theology and interfaith relations and concludes that a conversational approach to Christian public theology should be guided by self‐reflection, humility, and nuance

Christianity · Conversation · Openness to experience · Perspective (graphical) · Reading (process) · Christian Theology and Mission · Karl Barth and Christian Theology · Religion, Ecology, and Ethics