Full Description
Christian Perspectives on Transforming Interreligious Encounter underscores the urgency of interreligious dialogue for contemporary society, aiming to foster interfaith understanding, justice, and peace. The initial section focuses on novel approaches to engaging with the religious Other through non-Christian sacred texts. Contributors explore the Jewish-Christian relationship, offer Christian interpretations of Hindu, Buddhist, and Confucian scriptures, and discuss the Qur?an's potential to refine Christian theology. The dangers of comparative theology are warned against, and alternative perspectives, such as Asian liberation theology, are proposed for situating religion critically, as well as share the insights on Christian engagement with Zen practice. The second part explores the transformation of key Christian doctrines through interreligious encounters. Contributors delve into topics such as the conditions for faith and divine revelation, formulating a Christology in dialogue with Asian traditions, and understanding the Spirit as a source of questioning. They investigate the communitarian dimension of religious faith, discuss the Catholic Church's stance on interreligious dialogue, examine the role of biblical hermeneutics in decolonizing theology, and reflect on the existential threat of ecological destruction. The third part pays tribute to Leo Lefebure, emphasizing his impact on Catholic theology and comparative theology, and concludes with Lefebure's epilogue, providing him with the last word.
Contents
Foreword: Archbishop Felix Machado
Acknowledgements
Poem: Leo Lefebure, Stephen Lefebure
Introduction: Ways to Read the Sacred Writings of Other Religions. Peter C. Phan
Part I: Ways of Encountering the Religious Other
Chapter 1: The Christian Bible and Interreligious Relations: A Conversation with Leo D. Lefebure, John T. Pawlikowski
Chapter 2: A Christian Reading of the Bhagavad Gita: Relationship and Service with God and with Others, Kristin Johnston Largen
Chapter 3: Dorothy Day and Pa?acara: Two Women and Their Long Loneliness. James L. Fredericks
Chapter 4: Christian Readings of the Confucian Classics. Thierry Meynard
Chapter 5: A Christian's Reading of the Jewish Scriptures. Mary C. Boys
Chapter 6: A Christian Reading of the Qur?an. Jason Welle
Chapter 7: Can Christians Learn from Qur'anic Christology? Leo Lefebure's Theology of Judaism and Islam, Klaus von Stosch
Chapter 8: Empire, Ethno-Nationalist Frontiers, and Theologies: Working Interreligiously for Just Peace. Jude Lal Fernando
Chapter 9: A Christian Encounter with Zen: Toward a Mysticism of Engagement. Ruben L.F. Habito
Part II: Issues in Interreligious Encounter
Chapter 10: Speaking of the Ineffable: Divine Revelation and Faith, Peter Feldmeier
Chapter 11: Jesus Christ as the Embodiment of Divine Wisdom: An Asian Interreligious Reading, Anh Q. Tran, SJ
Chapter 12: The Holy Spirit of Truth and Grace, Dale T. Irvin
Chapter 13: Communities of Faith and Salvation, Marc A. Pugliese
Chapter 14: The Catholic Church and Interreligious Dialogue: An Emphasis on Spiritual Accompaniment, John Borelli
Chapter 15: Religion and Violence: The Role of Biblical Hermeneutics in Decolonial Theology, with a Focus on the African Biblical Studies. Debora Tonelli
Chapter 16: The Buddha, the Christ, and the Amazonian Chief, Erin Lothes Biviano
Part III: Leo Lefebure, A Man of Interreligious Encounter
Chapter 17: The Wise Man from The West and A Pontifex Building Bridges Between East And West: An Appreciation of Leo D. Lefebure. Peter C. Phan
Epilogue, Leo D. Lefebure
About the Contributors
