Pratt, George Douglas (2014). Being Open, Being Faithful: The Journey of Interreligious Dialogue. Geneva: WCC Publications
Full text not available from this repository.What does Christian identity mean in the face of religious pluralism? In some ways, the frontier of global Christianity lies not in repairing its past divisions so much as bravely facing its future in a world of many other faiths and conflicting convictions. Being Open, Being Faithful is a brief history, astute analysis, and trustworthy guide for Christian encounters in this pluralistic environment. A central argument of this perceptive book is that interreligious dialogue has moved so far as to fundamentally change the attitudes and openness of world religious traditions to each other, promising a future more open and less hostile than one might otherwise think. The book presents and reflects on the recent history of interreligious encounter and dialogue, and it traces the manifold difficulties involved, especially as they are experienced in Roman Catholic and World Council of Churches' engagements with other faiths. Yet, it goes even further: along with the history of such encounters, Being Open, Being Faithful examines the issue of Christian discipleship in the context of interfaith engagement, the operative models, the thorny issue of core theological commitments, and what might be the shape of Christian identity in light of such encounters.
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Book (Monograph) |
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Division/Institute: |
01 Faculty of Theology > Department of Old Catholic Theology [discontinued] |
UniBE Contributor: |
Pratt, George Douglas |
Subjects: |
200 Religion > 240 Christian practice & observance 200 Religion > 260 Christian organization, social work & worship 200 Religion > 280 Christian denominations 200 Religion > 290 Other religions |
ISBN: |
9782825415757 |
Publisher: |
WCC Publications |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Pascal Handschin |
Date Deposited: |
31 Mar 2015 14:53 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 14:45 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/67234 |
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