In this major theoretical and methodological statement on the history of religions, Jonathan Z. Smith shows how convert apologetic agendas can dictate the course of comparative religious studies. As his example, Smith reviews four centuries of scholarship comparing early Christi…
Taking the theme of learning as central to the responsible practice of interfaith dialogue, Michael Barnes discusses a Christian spirituality which builds on virtues of hospitality and the welcoming of other traditions, whilst maintaining the importance of difference and particu…
Religion: Facetten eines umstrittenen Begriffs
"As the tremendous theological achievement of Hans Urs von Balthasar becomes better known in the English-speaking world, it becomes easier to see the relevance of his work for one of the most important cultural events of our time: the encounter of Christianity with Asia. Balthas…
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…
Die Fliehkraft und die Schwerkraft Gottes: Ausbreitung der Christenheit und Begegnung der Re…
by Hock, Klaus, Schumann, Olaf, Kattan, Assaad Elias, Schoen, Ulrich, Raiser, Konrad, Kattan, Jessica, Udodesku, Sabine, Huber, Friedrich, Kerber, Guillermo, Mitri, Tarek, Robra, Georg Michel, Robra, Martin, Ucko, Hans
Die Fliehkraft und die Schwerkraft Gottes: Ausbreitung der Christenheit und Begegnung der Re…
by Hock, Klaus, Schumann, Olaf, Kattan, Assaad Elias, Schoen, Ulrich, Raiser, Konrad, Kattan, Jessica, Udodesku, Sabine, Huber, Friedrich, Kerber, Guillermo, Mitri, Tarek, Robra, Georg Michel, Robra, Martin, Ucko, Hans
In 'Religious Practices and Christianization of the Late Antique City', historians, archaeologists and historians of religion provide studies of the phenomenon of the Christianization of the Roman Empire within the context of the transformations and eventual decline of the Greco…