This thesis presents a critical analysis of the contemporary Islamic discourse of interfaith dialogue (IFD) founded on normative examinations of the Qur'an and hadith. Expanding from this baseline, theories of religious universalism and particularism are engaged as well as under…
How does inter-religious dialogue in Indonesia transform and being transformed by the New Order authoritarian regime in the creation of a strong civil society and a religiously plural and democratic country? By discussing the politicization of religion and mobilization of religi…
Family is the foundation society. Women are the backbone of families even in fundamental patriarchal society like Malaysia. However, Malaysia's system of religious accommodation results in different rights available to individuals based on the states diverse religious affiliatio…
Religious freedoms in the countries which were once part of the Soviet Union have gradually been on the decline since the mid 1990s. Reflective of de-democratisation trends in many states, religious market liberalisation has lost momentum. Governments have increasingly used meth…
The thesis considers the career of the Student Christian Movement (SCM) which was founded in 1892 to promote missions and to recruit students for missionary work. As it grew, the SCM extended its operations to the founding and servicing of Christian Unions in colleges and progre…
Catholic regimes in post-Tridentine Italy were expected to enforce religious orthodoxy domestically while supporting ideological and military Crusade abroad. However, the demands of spiritual stewardship often conflicted with the mercantilist interests of the state. Combining me…
This dissertation is a study of Acts 17:16-34 in response to the claims made by religious inclusivists such as Clark H. Pinnock, who teach that Christian salvation is available outside of the Christian church. This Lukan passage has been interpreted as depicting a positive and i…
The term ‘religious pluralism’ has been emerged as a result of interconnection and intersection between various ideologies, cultures, and religious affiliations among humankind. It is a theological concept that celebrates plurality, diversity, and coexistence of religions in whi…
My dissertation reconceptualizes our understanding of conservative evangelicals' staunch support for Israel in recent decades as part of a wider turn toward philosemitism. Though scholars have pointed to premillennialism—the theological belief in Israel as the fulfillment of pro…
This research explored how a group of religious leaders and scholars understand and make meaning of their experience in interfaith dialogue, and the reported impact it had on their spiritual and professional practice. It considered a broad range of themes, including participants…
This dissertation explores the reconfiguration of Syriac Orthodox liturgical tradition among Aramaic-speaking Christian refugees in the Netherlands. Under the pressures of Dutch integration policy and the global politics of secular recognition, the Syriac liturgy is rapidly losi…
Contextual theology has been reckoned as a necessity in the Asian Churches today. The context of religious plurality in Asia inevitably leads to the discussion of Jesus Christ in relation to other religions of Asia. Should Christians maintain the classical understanding of Chris…
The purpose of this dissertation was to present an exclusivistic model of dialogue as a means for evangelism in a religiously pluralistic world. In a religiously pluralistic world, interreligious dialogue will play an important role. This dissertation contended that dialogue fro…
With the recognition that the circumstances of the world's religions and those of Christian mission have been changed, this dissertation seeks to develop an evangelical mission theology of Christian-Muslim dialogue in the Korean context. The first part of this study deals with t…
An estimated 2.3 million Americans are now living in jail or in prison. Due to the mushrooming incarceration rates of the past three decades, prisoners now constitute over seven-tenths of one-percent of the United States' populace. This number represents two-fifths the size of A…