Christianity and world religions

disputed questions in the theology of religions

An engaging and accessible introduction to Christianity's relationship with other world religions, addressing the questions of why the reality, and vitality, of other religions has become a challenge, and showing how Christianity is equipped to deal with religious plurality at both the doctrinal and social level. Timely and accessible, this book tackles the question of why the reality, and vitality, of other religions has become a challenge for Christianity Makes a decisive contribution to debates about the clash between Islam and the...

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Chapter 1: Words and worlds: 'world religions' and 'Christian theology'.Chapt 2: Checking our baggage: twentieth century non-theological influences on our field..Chapter 3: Who's in and who's out?: the salvation of the non-Christian. Chapter 4: Engaging the other: the meaning of the religions in their concrete forms.Chapter 5: The public square: the clash of religions?.Chapter 6: Conclusions.

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