An Introduction to the Theology of Religions
Veli-Matti KärkkäinenPaperback 2003-11-23
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Book Description Early in the nineteenth century Ernst Troeltsch, the great German liberal thinker, published the influential essay "The Place of Christianity Among the World Religions." The question of the relation of Christianity to other religions is every bit as relevant and perhaps even more urgent today than it was then. Beginning with a consideration of the biblical perspective, Veli-Matti Karkkainen surveys the variety of diverse answers proposed by teachers of the church down through the ages. He completes the historical section with an astute look at the radical challenges of Enlightenment and classical liberalism and the emergence of the fulfillment theory of religions.?Table of ContentsPart 1: Introduction: Christian Theology of Religions As a Theological DisciplinePart 2: Biblical Perspectives1. The Old Testament2. The New Testament3. Religion(s) in the BiblePart 3: Historical Developments4. Limited Openness to Other Religions Among Some Early Fathers5. "Outside the Church No Salvation": The Consolidation of the Exclusive Attitude6. The Meaning of the Axiom Extra ecclesiam nulla salus for the Contemporary Church7. Positive Attitudes to Other Religions After the Early Fathers8. The Radical Challenge of the Englightenment and Classical Liberalism9. The Fulfillment Theory of ReligionsPart 4: The Current Scene: Ecclesiastical Approaches10. The Roman Catholic Church11. Anglican/Episcopalian Churches12. Mainline Protestant Churches13. The Free Churches14. The Evangelical Movement15. The Ecumenical MovementPart 5: The Current Scene: Theologians' InterpretationsA. Ecclesiocentrism: Early Approaches16. Karl Barth: Religion as Unbelief17. Hendrik Kraemer: Je
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Publisher Description
Book Description Early in the nineteenth century Ernst Troeltsch, the great German liberal thinker, published the influential essay "The Place of Christianity Among the World Religions." The question of the relation of Christianity to other religions is every bit as relevant and perhaps even more urgent today than it was then. Beginning with a consideration of the biblical perspective, Veli-Matti Karkkainen surveys the variety of diverse answers proposed by teachers of the church down through the ages. He completes the historical section with an astute look at the radical challenges of Enlightenment and classical liberalism and the emergence of the fulfillment theory of religions.?Table of ContentsPart 1: Introduction: Christian Theology of Religions As a Theological DisciplinePart 2: Biblical Perspectives1. The Old Testament2. The New Testament3. Religion(s) in the BiblePart 3: Historical Developments4. Limited Openness to Other Religions Among Some Early Fathers5. "Outside the Church No Salvation": The Consolidation of the Exclusive Attitude6. The Meaning of the Axiom Extra ecclesiam nulla salus for the Contemporary Church7. Positive Attitudes to Other Religions After the Early Fathers8. The Radical Challenge of the Englightenment and Classical Liberalism9. The Fulfillment Theory of ReligionsPart 4: The Current Scene: Ecclesiastical Approaches10. The Roman Catholic Church11. Anglican/Episcopalian Churches12. Mainline Protestant Churches13. The Free Churches14. The Evangelical Movement15. The Ecumenical MovementPart 5: The Current Scene: Theologians' InterpretationsA. Ecclesiocentrism: Early Approaches16. Karl Barth: Religion as Unbelief17. Hendrik Kraemer: Je