Challenging Truths

Reflections on the Theological Dimension of Comparative Theology

Datos Bibliográficos

ID3298799
AutoresRose Drew (0000-0002-6842-6783, ShieldsRoad,Glasgow,G412rf, autor de correspondencia)
Año2012
Volumen3
Número4
Páginas1041-1053
Fecha de publicación2012-11-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaReligions (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444
EditorialMDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT)
DOI10.3390/rel3041041
OpenAlexW2041693577
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas11

Given that comparative theology is aimed at learning from the insights of other religious traditions, the comparative theologian's confessional perspective must be engaged and subject to possible transformation through the discovery of truth in those traditions. Despite Francis Clooney's and James Fredericks' attempts to distance comparative theology from the theology of religions, its truth-seeking dimension makes participation in the theology of religions unavoidable. Crucial to integrating what is learned, moreover, is a willingness to allow presuppositions about the other to be challenged and to make revisions if necessary. Keith Ward exhibits this willingness but, on this basis, distinguishes comparative theology from confessional theology, thus obscuring the legitimacy of revision from a committed religious standpoint. Where comparative theologians are willing and able to integrate all that is learned through their study of other traditions, comparative theology can be conceived of as both a confessional enterprise and a contribution to what Wilfred Cantwell Smith called 'World Theology'-that is, the ongoing attempt to give intellectual expression to the faith of us all

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