In the End - Which God? Questions on the Future of Interfaith Relations - Part 2
Pluralism seems to have displaced exclusivism and inclusivism, but - beyond commendable interfaith friendship and vague hopes of a “coming world faith” - has failed to provide an articulate theology reflecting a shared commitment to God’s telos (goal, purpose). Breaking this deadlock will involve re...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
[2012]
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| In: |
The expository times
Year: 2012, Volume: 123, Issue: 6, Pages: 261-271 |
| Further subjects: | B
Theology
B teleiosis B Trinity B Religion B Christianity B Indigenization B Eschatology B Inculturation B Friendship B Pluralism B Reconciliation B Telos (The Greek word) B God B Person B Mission (international law B Philosophy |
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| Summary: | Pluralism seems to have displaced exclusivism and inclusivism, but - beyond commendable interfaith friendship and vague hopes of a “coming world faith” - has failed to provide an articulate theology reflecting a shared commitment to God’s telos (goal, purpose). Breaking this deadlock will involve revisiting the neglected theology of inculturation. Mission (as shared participation in missio Dei) must be affirmed; but the term “religion” should be questioned. G. B. Caird’s belief that the telos is not an event but rather a Person is affirmed: God the Christlike Person who is Truth, to whom all people are drawn in Love. |
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| ISSN: | 1745-5308 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The expository times
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0014524611431772 |