03510nam 22006135 450 991048299550332120240322033652.09783030705206303070520X10.1007/978-3-030-70520-6(CKB)4100000011902642(MiAaPQ)EBC6566907(Au-PeEL)EBL6566907(OCoLC)1249473230(DE-He213)978-3-030-70520-6(EXLCZ)99410000001190264220210422d2021 u| 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierPossibility of Interreligious Dialogue /by Michael H. Mitias1st ed. 2021.Cham :Springer International Publishing :Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,2021.1 online resource (147 pages)Interreligious Studies in Theory and Practice,2946-322X9783030705190 3030705196 1. Introduction -- 2. General Framework of Analysis -- 3. Mutual Respect as a Condition of Interreligious Dialogue -- 4. Mutual Understanding as Condition and Aim of Interreligious Dialogue -- 5. Mysticism as a Basis of Interreligious Dialogue: God-Centeredness -- 6. Does Religious Self-Understanding Impede Interreligious Dialogue?.Is dialogue between the major religions of the world possible? If it is possible, under what conditions? In this book, Michael H. Mitias argues that it is possible provided various conditions are met. These conditions include mutual respect, mutual understanding, and God-centeredness. First, how can a religion that is unusually complex­-composed of a doctrine founded in a unique divine revelation, a leadership class of theologians, teachers, clergy, and administrators, and a community across global cultures-show uniform respect to another religion? How can a complex institution like a religion truly understand another religion? Third, can the different religions worship the same God if their conceptions of God are based on their unique doctrines? Mitias addresses these questions and argues that it is possible for religions to respect and understand one another. Further, he argues that the different conceptions of God are necessarily founded in a belief in the existenceof a transcendent, infinite, and wise being. Michael H. Mitias is a retired Professor of Philosophy at Millsaps College, USA. He has published numerous articles and books in the area of aesthetics, philosophy of religions, political philosophy, and ethics. His most recent books are The Transformative Power of Love (2020), Death, Family and Love (2020), and The Philosopher Converses with God (2019).Interreligious Studies in Theory and Practice,2946-322XReligionsReligionPhilosophyChristianityComparative ReligionPhilosophy of ReligionChristianityReligions.ReligionPhilosophy.Christianity.Comparative Religion.Philosophy of Religion.Christianity.201.5201.5Mitias Michael H.851735MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910482995503321Possibility of Interreligious Dialogue1901753UNINA