Tradition with a New Identity
Thomist Engagement with Non-Christian Thought as a Model for the New Comparative Theology in Europe
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 16901683 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Martin Ganeri (Heythrop College, University of London, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 1054-1074 |
| Publication date | 2012-11-06 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religions (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/rel3041054 |
| OpenAlex | W2111162108 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 11 |
British theologians have criticised contemporary comparative theology for privileging learning from other religions to the exclusion of challenge and transformation in the Christian encounter with the thought of other religions. Moreover, a wider concern in Britain about contemporary expressions of theology in the academy, including comparative theology, is about their accountability to the ecclesial communities to which theologians belong. This paper aims to retrieve the Thomist engagement with non-Christian thought as a model for contemporary comparative theology that also addresses these concerns. The paper outlines Aquinas’ understanding of Christian theology’s engagement with non-Christian thought as being one of transformation, using the Biblical image of water changing into wine to illustrate what is involved. The paper points to historical examples of Thomist encounters with Indian thought and suggests some new applications. Using the Thomist model for contemporary comparative theology is a case of tradition coming to have a new identity, one that balances learning with challenge and transformation, one that bridges the divide between the academic and the ecclesial exercise of theology
Aesthetics · Biology · Christian Identity · Christian theology · Ecclesiology · Identity (music) · Sociology · Systematic theology · Theology · Transformation (genetics) · Karl Barth and Christian Theology · Philosophy · Reformation and Early Modern Christianity · Religious Education and Schools
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0.33 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2019 (3) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |