Theological and philosophical responses to syncretism : : beyond the mirage of pure religion / / edited by Patrik Fridlund and Mika Vahakangas.

Theological and Philosophical Responses to Syncretism: Beyond the Mirage of Pure Religion by Patrik Fridlund and Mika Vähäkangas (editions.) starts from the observation that there is a substantial gap between religions’ self-understanding and the empirical results of religious studies concerning rel...

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Superior document:Philosophy of Religion. World Religions, Volume 7
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Place / Publishing House:Leiden, The Netherlands ;, Boston, [Massachusetts] : : Brill,, 2018.
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Year of Publication:2018
Language:English
Series:Philosophy of religion. World religions ; Volume 7.
Physical Description:1 online resource (238 pages).
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • Introduction / Patrik Fridlund and Mika Vähäkangas
  • Syncretism as the Theoretical Foundation of Religious Studies / Jerker Karlsson
  • Gnosticism as Inherently Syncretistic? Identity Constructions among Ancient Christians and Protestant Apologetes / Paul Linjamaa
  • Responding to Syncretism / Patrik Fridlund
  • Theo-Logical Positions vis-à-vis Syncretism / Mika Vähäkangas
  • Fair or Foul? Contextual Theology, Syncretism and the Criteria for Orthodoxy / Stephen Bevans
  • Assessing Catholic – Buddhist ‘Dual-Belonging’ in the Light of the Catholic Magisterium / Gavin D’Costa
  • Khrist Bhaktas and the Reconstruction of Syncretism / Jonas Adelin Jørgensen
  • ‘We are In-Between’ – Syncretism and Making Sense of Empirical Data / Lotta Gammelin
  • Is Dual Religious Belonging Syncretistic? An Evangelical and Missiological Perspective / Kang-San Tan
  • Syncretism or Inclusivist Subordination? An Exploration into the Dynamics of Inter-Religious Cooperation / Elizabeth J. Harris
  • Index of Names and Subjects.