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Record Nr.

UNINA9910791979803321

Titolo

The Catholic Church and world religions [[electronic resource] ] : a theological and historical account / / edited by Gavin D'Costa

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : T & T Clark, 2011

ISBN

0-567-59667-2

1-283-08891-6

9786613088918

0-567-26454-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (x, 220 pages)

Altri autori (Persone)

D'CostaGavin <1958->

Disciplina

261.2

Soggetti

Religions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published 2011 by Continuum International Publishing Group.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1. Catholicism and the World Religions: A Theological and Phenomenological Account / Gavin D'Costa -- Chapter 2. Catholicism and Judaism / Roy H. Schoeman -- Chapter 3. Catholicism and Islam Christian / W. Troll SJ -- Chapter 4. Catholicism and Hinduism / Martin Ganeri OP -- Chapter 5. Catholicism and Buddhism1 / Paul Williams OP -- Chapter 6. Catholicism and the New Age Movement / Stratford Caldecott.

Sommario/riassunto

There is no single standard textbook that outlines the official Roman Catholic theological position in relation to other religions which then explicates this orientation theologically and phenomenologically in relation to the four main religions of the world and the flowering of new religious movements in the west. The present project will cover this serious gap in the literature. After outlining the teaching of Vatican II and the magisterium since then (chapter one), each subsequent chapter will be divided equally between (a) an exposition of the history and features of the religion or moveme