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Comparative Theology as Liberal and Confessional Theology [PDF]

Religions, 2012
For most European scholars, the scope of Comparative Theology is not very clear. They see big differences between the notion of Comparative Theology among its protagonists, e.g., between Keith Ward or Robert Neville and Francis Clooney or James ...
Klaus von Stosch
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Comparative Theology: An Alternative to Religious Studies or Theology of Religions? [PDF]

Religions, 2018
This paper examines the relationship between Comparative Theology, Religious Studies and Theology of Religions and questions whether Comparative Theology is an alternative to the last two. Comparative Theology, a faith seeking understanding practice, may
Betül AVCI
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Comparative Theology: Between Theology and Religious Studies [PDF]

Religions, 2012
In the German-speaking academy there is a widespread rivalry between theology and religious studies. “Comparative Theology” provokes suspicions from both sides.
Reinhold Bernhardt
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Christian perspectives on palliative sedation: a literature study [PDF]

BMC Palliative Care
Background Christianity has always been concerned about the fate of the sick and the dying. Charity is one of the seven Christian virtues and is seen as an act of love for one’s neighbour.
Jonathan Lambaerts, Bert Broeckaert
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Challenging Truths: Reflections on the Theological Dimension of Comparative Theology

Religions, 2012
Given that comparative theology is aimed at learning from the insights of other religious traditions, the comparative theologian’s confessional perspective must be engaged and subject to possible transformation through the discovery of truth in those ...
Rose Drew
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Reasons for and Contexts of Deep Theological Engagement with Other Religious Traditions in Europe: Toward a Comparative Theology

Religions, 2012
The different contexts of America and Europe have a significant impact on the development of comparative theology, especially in the German-speaking countries.
Ulrich Winkler
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The Old and New Comparative Theologies: Discourses on Religion, the Theology of Religions, Orientalism and the Boundaries of Traditions

Religions, 2012
This paper disputes that a strong contrast can be drawn between the Old Comparative Theology and the New Comparative Theology, looking particularly at the arguments of Hugh Nicholson as well as drawing on Francis Clooney.
Paul Hedges
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A Contribution to Comparative Theology: Probing the Depth of Islamic Thought

Religions, 2013
Muslim theologians, as much as ordinary Muslims, will immediately agree with the characterization of God as all compassionate. However, it remains rather opaque how God’s compassion can be fully explained in terms of comparative theology. How can Muslims
Mouhanad Khorchide, Ufuk Topkara
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On Vulnerability: Probing the Ethical Dimensions of Comparative Theology

Religions, 2012
Though the notion of vulnerability regularly pops up in Clooney’s reflections on comparative theology, he does not develop a systematic account of it.
Marianne Moyaert
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EPISTEMOLOGY IN COMPARATIVE THEOLOGY

Perspectiva Teológica
Comparative theology involves the systematic theological engagement with the teachings and practices of another religious tradition. This raises numerous epistemological questions, which may focus on the possibility of genuine understanding of other ...
Catherine Cornille
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