Author : Douglas Pratt
Publisher : World Council of Churches
ISBN 13 : 9782825415757
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (157 download)
Book Synopsis Being Open, Being Faithful by : Douglas Pratt
Download or read book Being Open, Being Faithful written by Douglas Pratt and published by World Council of Churches. This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What does Christian identity mean in the face of religious pluralism? In some ways, the frontier of global Christianity lies not in repairing its past divisions so much as bravely facing its future in a world of many other faiths and conflicting convictions. Being Open, Being Faithful is a brief history, astute analysis, and trustworthy guide for Christian encounters in this pluralistic environment. A central argument of this perceptive book is that interreligious dialogue has moved so far as to fundamentally change the attitudes and openness of world religious traditions to each other, promising a future more open and less hostile than one might otherwise think. The book presents and reflects on the recent history of interreligious encounter and dialogue, and it traces the manifold difficulties involved, especially as they are experienced in Roman Catholic and World Council of Churches' engagements with other faiths. Yet, it goes even further: along with the history of such encounters, Being Open, Being Faithful examines the issue of Christian discipleship in the context of interfaith engagement, the operative models, the thorny issue of core theological commitments, and what might be the shape of Christian identity in light of such encounters. [Subject: Religious Studies, Christianity, Ecumenical Studies]