Marianne Moyaert
Biographic Data
| ID | 329756 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Marianne Moyaert |
| GIVEN NAMES | Marianne |
| FAMILY NAME | Moyaert |
| SIGNATURE | MOYAERT M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0841-8578 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 24 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 23 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Beyond Interfaith Harmony
This article examines the evaluations of Emoena participants in the secularised and pluralised context of Flanders (Belgium) and the Netherlands, and their implications for existing knowledge about (the evaluation of) interfaith learning. Using Kirkpatrick’s four-level evaluation model (reaction, learning, behaviour/transfer, and results/future) the findings are based on the thematic analysis of qualitative interviews with 14 Emoena participants.…
Religionization and the Politics of Interfaith Dialogue
This article critically examines the politics of interfaith dialogue in the Dutch context, focusing on how seemingly inclusive interfaith initiatives can reproduce structural exclusions. Drawing on the author’s experience as coordinator of a Dutch interfaith leadership program (2019–2022), it analyzes three vignettes that show how Muslim participants were subtly positioned as outsiders to dialogue: their ritual commitments were questioned, their …
Beyond White Secular/Christian Innocence
This article builds on Nella van den Brandt’s critical cultural analysis of women’s religious transformations to offer a novel perspective on interreligious dialogue ( IRD ) within the European context. By exploring the intersections of religion, gender, race, and secularism, the article challenges the prevailing assumption that IRD is an inherently inclusive and emancipatory practice. Instead, it reveals how IRD can, often unintentionally, perpe…
Interreligious Dialogue, the Religiosecular, and the Race-Religion Divide
precis: In this essay, I explore how in Christian, and more specifically Roman Catholic, calls for interreligious dialogue the acceptance of the so-called religiosecular divide goes hand-in-hand with the projection of the distinction between race and religion. I hypothesize that the dialogical turn in the Roman Catholic Church contributes to what Anya Topolski has called the masking of the religioracial constellation and what Geraldine Heng has c…
Crafting True Religio in Early Christianity
Most studies of the religio-racial constellation begin with the medieval taxonomy of Christians, 'Jews', 'pagans' and 'heretics'. Some scholars examine how this medieval taxonomy functioned as a system of dehumanization in the Middle Ages; others are more interested in how it has been adopted and adapted in modern racist taxonomies; and still others examine how religious images continue to influence the way non-white, non-European, non-Christian,…
Reassessing Ricœur's Contribution to Inter-religious Dialogue amidst Contemporary Critiques of Religion
This article critically examines Paul Ricœur's philosophical contributions to inter-religious dialogue, focusing on his treatment of religion as a presumed universal category. Ricœur's insights into religious violence and post-religious faith have influenced scholars advocating non-violent interfaith interactions. However, this article argues that Ricœur's framework, rooted in a modern Western understanding of religion, neglects critical perspect…
Learning Orientations in Interfaith Initiatives
This study examines participants' self-reported learning orientations over the course of the interfaith leadership program Emoena.Participants started the program with a range of different expectations and motivations, and this influenced the insights they gained and the challenges they faced throughout the program.Based on an inductive analysis of participants' reflection reports, four interfaith learning orientations were distinguished: 1) lite…
Categorising interfaith learning objectives
Numerous scholars have emphasised that interfaith initiatives can contribute to personal transformation and enhance social cohesion, but it is often unclear if and how these initiatives effectively bring about the intended changes. This article argues that setting up a shared framework of interfaith learning objectives is a necessary first step towards organising and evaluating interfaith initiatives. After conducting a systematic scoping review,…
Meaning and Method in Comparative Theology by CatherineCornille (Oxford
status: Published
Gemeinsam Christsein
To be Christians together in reconciled diversity - this is what churches, denominations, cultures and faith communities of Christianity worldwide want. But how can ecumenism as a church-political and theological project of universal Christianity in the twenty-first century be further developed and reinterpreted? The contributions in this volume are intended to give impulses to the ecumenical movement for its renewal and continuation.
Who is the suffering servant? a comparative theological reading of Isaiah 53 after the Shoah
Interreligious Relations and the Negotiation of Ritual Boundaries
Interreligious Learning, Ricoeur, and the Problem of Testimonial and Hermeneutical Injustice
Ricoeur’s philosophy of religion as well as his suggestion that we may consider interreligious dialogue as a specific form of linguistic hospitality has inspired many to think through the challenges of interfaith learning in a post-secular age. I am one of those scholars who have found Ricoeur a particularly helpful conversation partner as I sought to create a nonviolent and transformative space of encounter in my interreligious classroom. In thi…
Making Space for the Other
Towards a Ritual Turn in Comparative Theology
Comparative theology generally begins from a study of texts, scriptural texts that have been canonized, and commentaries on these texts-as well as philosophical, theological and mystical treatises. Though this textual focus gives us access to some of the most subtle and nuanced reasonings developed in various traditions, I am concerned that this textual focus may limit our understanding of religion, and I am convinced that broadening the scope of…
Infelicitous inter-ritual hospitality
This article focuses on inter-ritual hospitality, ‘where the reciprocal roles of host and guest set the parameters for interaction’ (60). This type of hospitality has the potential to enhance the dialogue between religions; indeed, one may ask whether there can be a greater token of mutual respect and appreciation than that of inviting another to share one’s rituals. In this article, however, I am not interested primarily in the success stories o…
Ritualizing Interreligious Encounters
To this day, there is strikingly little interest for the ritual dimension of interreligious relations; i.e. how the encounter between believers belonging to different religious traditions is concretized and materialized through ritual. This article argues that the neglect of the ritual dimension of interreligious encounters unduly limits our understanding of interreligious relations. I intend to broaden the scope of interreligious studies by draw…
Religious Pluralism and Eucharistic Hospitality
The centrality of the Eucharist to Christian self-understanding is widely accepted. What is more, the way we celebrate communion is deeply connected to how we Christians are called to live in the r
Inappropriate Behavior? On the Ritual Core of Religion and its Challenges to Interreligious Hospitality
In our age of dialogue and encounter between religions, Christians ask if they can celebrate and pray with believers belonging to other religious traditions. Both in the United States and in Europe, especially, this is a new but rapidly growing phenomenon. We cannot but note the increasing impetus for acts of interreligious prayer, multifaith celebrations, and ritual participation. As more and more Christians experience religious diversity from n…
In Response to the Religious Other
In the vast collection of his writings, the French philosopher Paul Ricoeur only sporadically raised the issue of interreligious dialogue. In this book, comparative theologian Marianne Moyaert argues that Ricoeur’s hermeneutical philosophy offers valuable signposts for a better understanding of the complexities related to interreligious dialogue. By revisiting the key insights of Ricoeur’s wider oeuvre from the perspective of interfaith dialogue,…
Recent Developments in the Theology of Interreligious Dialogue
In this article I will reflect on interreligious dialogue and the tensive relation between openness and identity from a theological perspective. First, I consider the so‐called theology of religions and the threefold soteriological typology of exclusivism, inclusivism and pluralism. Second, I address one of the main criticisms of this approach, namely that the soteriological approach amounts to a perversion of the virtue of openness. This critiqu…
On Vulnerability
Though the notion of vulnerability regularly pops up in Clooney's reflections on comparative theology, he does not develop a systematic account of it. What precisely vulnerability is and how it influences interreligious dialog do not receive enough theoretical grounding. In this article I will probe the complexity of this notion and how it plays out in comparative theology. This will not only enable us to grasp the true originality of Clooney's p…
The (Un-)translatability of Religions? Ricœurs Linguistic Hospitality as Model for Inter-religious Dialogue
The contemporary theology of inter-religious dialogue is marked by a debate between pluralism on the one hand and post-liberal particularism on the other. According to the first, religious identity implies an openness for religious otherness. Post-liberal particularists, in contrast, draw attention to the value of identity. What matters in the context of plurality is to show more commitment and to stress the particularity of the irreducible diffe…
Interreligious Dialogue and the Debate between Universalism and Particularism
In this article the author will focus on the current discussion between universalistic theologians who emphasize the commonalities between the religions and those theologians whose focus on the particularity of each religious tradition leads them to question the continued need for interreligious dialogue. The present article endorses the particularistic critics of a common framework transcending the differences between the religious traditions, b…
Towards a Ritual Turn in Comparative Theology
Comparative theology generally begins from a study of texts, scriptural texts that have been canonized, and commentaries on these texts-as well as philosophical, theological and mystical treatises. Though this textual focus gives us access to some of the most subtle and nuanced reasonings developed in various traditions, I am concerned that this textual focus may limit our understanding of religion, and I am convinced that broadening the scope of…
Infelicitous inter-ritual hospitality
This article focuses on inter-ritual hospitality, ‘where the reciprocal roles of host and guest set the parameters for interaction’ (60). This type of hospitality has the potential to enhance the dialogue between religions; indeed, one may ask whether there can be a greater token of mutual respect and appreciation than that of inviting another to share one’s rituals. In this article, however, I am not interested primarily in the success stories o…
Ritualizing Interreligious Encounters
To this day, there is strikingly little interest for the ritual dimension of interreligious relations; i.e. how the encounter between believers belonging to different religious traditions is concretized and materialized through ritual. This article argues that the neglect of the ritual dimension of interreligious encounters unduly limits our understanding of interreligious relations. I intend to broaden the scope of interreligious studies by draw…
On Vulnerability
Though the notion of vulnerability regularly pops up in Clooney's reflections on comparative theology, he does not develop a systematic account of it. What precisely vulnerability is and how it influences interreligious dialog do not receive enough theoretical grounding. In this article I will probe the complexity of this notion and how it plays out in comparative theology. This will not only enable us to grasp the true originality of Clooney's p…
Interreligious Learning, Ricoeur, and the Problem of Testimonial and Hermeneutical Injustice
Ricoeur’s philosophy of religion as well as his suggestion that we may consider interreligious dialogue as a specific form of linguistic hospitality has inspired many to think through the challenges of interfaith learning in a post-secular age. I am one of those scholars who have found Ricoeur a particularly helpful conversation partner as I sought to create a nonviolent and transformative space of encounter in my interreligious classroom. In thi…
The (Un-)translatability of Religions? Ricœurs Linguistic Hospitality as Model for Inter-religious Dialogue
The contemporary theology of inter-religious dialogue is marked by a debate between pluralism on the one hand and post-liberal particularism on the other. According to the first, religious identity implies an openness for religious otherness. Post-liberal particularists, in contrast, draw attention to the value of identity. What matters in the context of plurality is to show more commitment and to stress the particularity of the irreducible diffe…
Interreligious Dialogue and the Debate between Universalism and Particularism
In this article the author will focus on the current discussion between universalistic theologians who emphasize the commonalities between the religions and those theologians whose focus on the particularity of each religious tradition leads them to question the continued need for interreligious dialogue. The present article endorses the particularistic critics of a common framework transcending the differences between the religious traditions, b…
The (Un-)translatability of Religions? Ricœurs Linguistic Hospitality as Model for Inter-religious Dialogue
The contemporary theology of inter-religious dialogue is marked by a debate between pluralism on the one hand and post-liberal particularism on the other. According to the first, religious identity implies an openness for religious otherness. Post-liberal particularists, in contrast, draw attention to the value of identity. What matters in the context of plurality is to show more commitment and to stress the particularity of the irreducible diffe…
Recent Developments in the Theology of Interreligious Dialogue
In this article I will reflect on interreligious dialogue and the tensive relation between openness and identity from a theological perspective. First, I consider the so‐called theology of religions and the threefold soteriological typology of exclusivism, inclusivism and pluralism. Second, I address one of the main criticisms of this approach, namely that the soteriological approach amounts to a perversion of the virtue of openness. This critiqu…
On Vulnerability
Though the notion of vulnerability regularly pops up in Clooney's reflections on comparative theology, he does not develop a systematic account of it. What precisely vulnerability is and how it influences interreligious dialog do not receive enough theoretical grounding. In this article I will probe the complexity of this notion and how it plays out in comparative theology. This will not only enable us to grasp the true originality of Clooney's p…
Inappropriate Behavior? On the Ritual Core of Religion and its Challenges to Interreligious Hospitality
In our age of dialogue and encounter between religions, Christians ask if they can celebrate and pray with believers belonging to other religious traditions. Both in the United States and in Europe, especially, this is a new but rapidly growing phenomenon. We cannot but note the increasing impetus for acts of interreligious prayer, multifaith celebrations, and ritual participation. As more and more Christians experience religious diversity from n…
In Response to the Religious Other
In the vast collection of his writings, the French philosopher Paul Ricoeur only sporadically raised the issue of interreligious dialogue. In this book, comparative theologian Marianne Moyaert argues that Ricoeur’s hermeneutical philosophy offers valuable signposts for a better understanding of the complexities related to interreligious dialogue. By revisiting the key insights of Ricoeur’s wider oeuvre from the perspective of interfaith dialogue,…
Religious Pluralism and Eucharistic Hospitality
The centrality of the Eucharist to Christian self-understanding is widely accepted. What is more, the way we celebrate communion is deeply connected to how we Christians are called to live in the r
Infelicitous inter-ritual hospitality
This article focuses on inter-ritual hospitality, ‘where the reciprocal roles of host and guest set the parameters for interaction’ (60). This type of hospitality has the potential to enhance the dialogue between religions; indeed, one may ask whether there can be a greater token of mutual respect and appreciation than that of inviting another to share one’s rituals. In this article, however, I am not interested primarily in the success stories o…
Ritualizing Interreligious Encounters
To this day, there is strikingly little interest for the ritual dimension of interreligious relations; i.e. how the encounter between believers belonging to different religious traditions is concretized and materialized through ritual. This article argues that the neglect of the ritual dimension of interreligious encounters unduly limits our understanding of interreligious relations. I intend to broaden the scope of interreligious studies by draw…
Making Space for the Other
Towards a Ritual Turn in Comparative Theology
Comparative theology generally begins from a study of texts, scriptural texts that have been canonized, and commentaries on these texts-as well as philosophical, theological and mystical treatises. Though this textual focus gives us access to some of the most subtle and nuanced reasonings developed in various traditions, I am concerned that this textual focus may limit our understanding of religion, and I am convinced that broadening the scope of…
Interreligious Relations and the Negotiation of Ritual Boundaries
Interreligious Learning, Ricoeur, and the Problem of Testimonial and Hermeneutical Injustice
Ricoeur’s philosophy of religion as well as his suggestion that we may consider interreligious dialogue as a specific form of linguistic hospitality has inspired many to think through the challenges of interfaith learning in a post-secular age. I am one of those scholars who have found Ricoeur a particularly helpful conversation partner as I sought to create a nonviolent and transformative space of encounter in my interreligious classroom. In thi…
Who is the suffering servant? a comparative theological reading of Isaiah 53 after the Shoah
Gemeinsam Christsein
To be Christians together in reconciled diversity - this is what churches, denominations, cultures and faith communities of Christianity worldwide want. But how can ecumenism as a church-political and theological project of universal Christianity in the twenty-first century be further developed and reinterpreted? The contributions in this volume are intended to give impulses to the ecumenical movement for its renewal and continuation.
Meaning and Method in Comparative Theology by CatherineCornille (Oxford
status: Published
Learning Orientations in Interfaith Initiatives
This study examines participants' self-reported learning orientations over the course of the interfaith leadership program Emoena.Participants started the program with a range of different expectations and motivations, and this influenced the insights they gained and the challenges they faced throughout the program.Based on an inductive analysis of participants' reflection reports, four interfaith learning orientations were distinguished: 1) lite…
Categorising interfaith learning objectives
Numerous scholars have emphasised that interfaith initiatives can contribute to personal transformation and enhance social cohesion, but it is often unclear if and how these initiatives effectively bring about the intended changes. This article argues that setting up a shared framework of interfaith learning objectives is a necessary first step towards organising and evaluating interfaith initiatives. After conducting a systematic scoping review,…
Crafting True Religio in Early Christianity
Most studies of the religio-racial constellation begin with the medieval taxonomy of Christians, 'Jews', 'pagans' and 'heretics'. Some scholars examine how this medieval taxonomy functioned as a system of dehumanization in the Middle Ages; others are more interested in how it has been adopted and adapted in modern racist taxonomies; and still others examine how religious images continue to influence the way non-white, non-European, non-Christian,…
Reassessing Ricœur's Contribution to Inter-religious Dialogue amidst Contemporary Critiques of Religion
This article critically examines Paul Ricœur's philosophical contributions to inter-religious dialogue, focusing on his treatment of religion as a presumed universal category. Ricœur's insights into religious violence and post-religious faith have influenced scholars advocating non-violent interfaith interactions. However, this article argues that Ricœur's framework, rooted in a modern Western understanding of religion, neglects critical perspect…
Beyond White Secular/Christian Innocence
This article builds on Nella van den Brandt’s critical cultural analysis of women’s religious transformations to offer a novel perspective on interreligious dialogue ( IRD ) within the European context. By exploring the intersections of religion, gender, race, and secularism, the article challenges the prevailing assumption that IRD is an inherently inclusive and emancipatory practice. Instead, it reveals how IRD can, often unintentionally, perpe…
Interreligious Dialogue, the Religiosecular, and the Race-Religion Divide
precis: In this essay, I explore how in Christian, and more specifically Roman Catholic, calls for interreligious dialogue the acceptance of the so-called religiosecular divide goes hand-in-hand with the projection of the distinction between race and religion. I hypothesize that the dialogical turn in the Roman Catholic Church contributes to what Anya Topolski has called the masking of the religioracial constellation and what Geraldine Heng has c…
Beyond Interfaith Harmony
This article examines the evaluations of Emoena participants in the secularised and pluralised context of Flanders (Belgium) and the Netherlands, and their implications for existing knowledge about (the evaluation of) interfaith learning. Using Kirkpatrick’s four-level evaluation model (reaction, learning, behaviour/transfer, and results/future) the findings are based on the thematic analysis of qualitative interviews with 14 Emoena participants.…
Religionization and the Politics of Interfaith Dialogue
This article critically examines the politics of interfaith dialogue in the Dutch context, focusing on how seemingly inclusive interfaith initiatives can reproduce structural exclusions. Drawing on the author’s experience as coordinator of a Dutch interfaith leadership program (2019–2022), it analyzes three vignettes that show how Muslim participants were subtly positioned as outsiders to dialogue: their ritual commitments were questioned, their …
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