Paul F. Knitter
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“Grundmann makes a convincing case that the only way to overcome interreligious violence is through interreligious dialogue. He then goes on to argue that real dialogue can happen only by allowing all religions to continue to make their absolute claims. . . . Religious peace-makers will want to learn from and grapple with this book.”
Theology
“Finally, a Spirit-based theology of religions that takes the Spirit seriously! Drawing on his Pentecostal roots, Yong offers guidelines for discerning the voice of the Spirit in other traditions-a voice that may call us to unexpected christological conclusions. This is truly a pioneering work that opens new theological paths but modestly recognizes that there is still much to explore.”
Theology
“"Under the guise of what looks like a traditional theological approach, Peelman lays bare Euro-Christianity's reluctance -- or refusal -- genuinely to listen to Native American wisdom. Building his case on careful historical and anthropological analysis, he proposes an intercultural, interreligious encounter in which Native American spirituality preserves its integrity and Christianity assumes a new cultural identity. This is a book that will both disturb and inspire.”
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“Christine Gudorf has done it again. With Comparative Religious Ethics, she has made another scholarly, but at the same time extraordinarily lucid and engaging, contribution to the growing field of comparative ethics. Her multifaith analysis of everyday ethical issues, and especially her practical case studies, illustrate the fundamental premise of the comparative approach to ethics (and to theology or spirituality): that we cannot truly understand ourselves unless we try to understand those genuinely different from us.”
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“None of the contributors to this collection gives a clear, simple answer to the question that perplexes them all. And that's what makes this conversation so engaging and enlightening. Each of the authors responds with a 'yes but no' or a 'no but yes.' Together, they draw on tradition, philosophy, scriptural analysis, and -- especially -- mysticism to affirm both the depth and the diversity of faiths that call themselves monotheistic.”
Earthing the Cosmic Christ of Ephesians—The Universe, Trinity, and Zhiyi’s Threefold Truth, Volume 1
Biblical Studies & Commentaries
“John Keenan has done it again. This is a sparkling and engaging addition to his ongoing comparative theological project of using a Mahayana Buddhist flashlight to discover unexpected riches as well as abiding inadequacies in the books of the New Testament. Under the guidance of the Mahayana Master Zhiyi’s notion of threefold truth, Keenan both illuminates and personalizes Ephesians’ nascent Trinitarian understanding of God. This book will speak to both academics and contemplatives.”
Edward Schillebeeckx and Interreligious Dialogue
World Religions
“Combining the theology of Schillebeeckx and the experience of religious diversity of the Asian churches, Chia takes on the '600-pound gorilla' that stalks all Catholic conversations about interreligious dialogue: the tensions between official Vatican pronouncements such as Dominus Iesus and the views of communities and theologians. Chia's final proposal for an 'Asian theology of dialogue' opens a way forward.”
Honest Rituals, Honest Sacraments
Preaching & Worship
“This book will both stun and inspire anyone who wants to take sacraments seriously. Martos first challenges Christians (especially Catholics) to be honest about their sacraments: ‘Honest sacraments are not those that celebrate beliefs but those that celebrate lived realities.’ Drawing on his broad knowledge of church history and on his pastoral experience, he then offers a heartening picture of how the traditional seven sacraments might be reimagined and redesigned for our present context. I’d put this on the required reading list for all Catholic parishes.”
Church Leadership & Ministry
“New Ministries deals with topics of vital concern for the Christian churches and it does so in a way that will catch and keep the reader's interest. Burrows handles this rather explosive topic with personal sensitivity and with scholarly care.”
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“A Catholic monk (Aquinas), a Tibetan monk (Tsongkhapa), and an atheist (S. Pinker) walk into a bar—and have a surprisingly frank and fruitful conversation. That’s what happens in this book. It represents comparative theology/philosophy at its boldest.”
World Religions
“This collection fulfills, amply and engagingly, the prediction Cobb makes in the preface: 'anyone who puts on Whiteheadian glasses will see the world in fresh and valuable ways.' Wearing such glasses, religious practitioners are enabled to understand, not only themselves, but also each other more deeply and creatively.”
Religious Diversity—What’s the Problem?
World Religions
“Let me dare say that no Christian theologian of religions is going to be able to carry on her/his work without dealing with this book. It's a conversation-starter and changer. With her penetrating critique of exclusive truth claims and of traditional Western understandings of otherness and identity, Gross will both disturb and enrich the ongoing discourse on how to understand and deal with religious diversity. I found it challenging, enlightening, and inspiring.”
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“This book promises to be a splendid collection that articulates clearly and courageously both the challenges and the opportunities that Christian meet when they seriously engage other religious believers. I expect that it will serve well in both college classes and parish discussion groups.”
Theology
“This is one of the most challenging and, I must admit, unsettling alternatives to the so-called pluralist theology of other religions that I have ever encountered. Following up on his bold proposal in his earlier book Salvations, S. Mark Heim here uses a creative interpretation of the Trinity to lay a Christian foundation for his claim that the religions of the world are not different paths to the same goal but represent different goals—goals that may endure not only throughout history but into eternity. Such a radical affirmation of diversity, Heim shows, makes for both better dialogue and better proclamation. This is a book that at once enlightens and tantalizes.”
World Religions
“Ross Thompson sets himself a challenging task: to respond to the secularists who deem the religions to be meaningless and to the postmodernists who see them all imprisoned in their exclusivistic claims. Thomas creatively fashions both a philosophical and theological case that religious believers and scholars can respond adequately to both critiques only if they embrace the imperative of interfaith dialogue. Anyone engaged in the ongoing conversation on religious diversity will have to dialogue with Thompson's proposal.”
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“Hill has come up with an interreligious pedagogy that is totally imaginative but at the same time creatively instructive. In these delightful dialogues between Jesus and the world's wisdom teachers, we are drawn into the conversation and end up learning not only about but from other religions. Hill illustrates beautifully that friendship is the most promising basis for dialogue.”
The Prophet and the Bodhisattva
World Religions
“" announces Berrigan, the prophet. "But there can be no real justice without compassion!" responds Thich Nhat Hanh, the bodhisattva. In this book, Strain the scholar enables us all to enter and carry on this engaging and so urgent conversation.”
Theology
“One of the most novel, creative, and accessible takes on the question of what to make of the many religions. Ingram tests his model out within the practical world and its cries for ecological, social, and gender liberation. And all this with a casual, colorful, down-to-earth style.”
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