Intercultural Theology vis-à-vis Ecumenical and Interreligious Dialogue

• Other Authors: Anthony, Francis-Vincent (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: Religion & beliefs; intercultural theology; mission studies; world Christianity; anthropology of Christianity; semiotics; discourse theory; intercultural hermeneutics; theology of religions; dialogue; fraternity; identity; synodality; Pope Francis; Islam; eco-theology; sophiology; Russian Silver Age; public theology; cosmotheandric understanding; meta-religious experience; metatheism; ecodomy; wisdom; religious belief; culture; background information; epistemic virtues; humility; interreligious dialogue; end-of-life care; cultural diversity; Chinese culture; chaplaincy formation; palliative chaplaincy; Hong Kong; cultural-congruent care; pneumatology; Charismatic; Pentecostal; Yong; Wariboko; Pinnock; relational ontology; Open Theism; Pentecost; competences; faith; interculturality; intercultural competences; intercultural faith education; World Council of Churches; migration; hybridity; postcolonial theory; cosmopolitan ecumenism; receptive ecumenism; vernacular ecumenism; Raimon Panikkar; pandemic; apocalypse; religion; interfaith dialogue; cosmotheandric; religious education; intercultural education; classification of religions and denominations; South Africa; African religion; Pentecostalism; interfaith engagements; sustainable development; Christianity; Eastern and Byzantine patristics; Sufism; Incarnation of God; Eastern Church Fathers; al-Ghazali; fanā'; similarity law; mulk; jabarut; malakut; mirror and reflectiveness; lived ecclesiology; synodal process; communion; participation; mission; inter gentes; decoloniality; Asian context; empirical research; n/a
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The scope of the Special Issue Volume is to explore innovative aspects of intercultural theology in relation to ecumenical and interreligious dialogue. The efforts made by scholars in their thirteen contributions can help overcome the confessional or sectarian view of intercultural theology and find its full significance and rightful place in close association with ecumenism, interreligiousity and interdisciplinarity. The contributions of the authors, in fact, bring into dialogue various religious traditions (Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, African religion, Confucianism), various Christian denominations (Catholic, Orthodox, Protestant, Pentecostal/Charismatic and Independent churches) and diverse socio-cultural linguistic contexts (Russian, Greek, South African, Asian, Indian, Chinese, post-colonial) and interdisciplinary perspectives (theological, philosophical, practical/pastoral, spiritual, catechetical and educational). In this way, the present volume adds to the existing literature on intercultural theology and seeks to enhance cosmotheandric communion and well-being.