Philosophy Bridging the World Religions
Religions are the largest communities of the global society and claim, at least in the cases of Islam and Christianity, to be universal interpretations of life and orders of existence. With the globalization of the world economy and the unity of the globa
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PHILOSOPHY BRIDGING THE WORLD RELIGIONS
Edited by
PETER KOSLOWSKI Hannover Institute of Philosophical Research, Hannover, Germany
SPRINGER-SCIENCE+BUSINESS MEDIA, B.Y.
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ISBN 978-90-481-6029-7 ISBN 978-94-017-2618-4 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-94-017-2618-4
The German language version of this book .is published simultaneous! y by WILHELM FINK VERLAG Munich Editorial Assistant: DAVID W. LUTZ Cover Photograph: JANNIS KOUNELLIS, Untitled, 1985 Claudio Abate, cape Musec d'art contemporain, Bordeaux 1985
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Foreword Philosophy as Mediator between Religions: Introduction PETER KOSLOWSKI
Christianity and the Discourse of the World Religions: The Contribution of Philosophical Theology 7
RICHARD SWINBURNE
The Dialogue oflslam and the World Faiths: The Role of Speculative Philosophy 21
SHABBIR AKHTAR
Judaism: Intra-Religious Plurality as a Chance for Discourse between Religions KARL-ERICH GROZINGER
38
Discussion of the Role of Philosophy in Christianity, Islam, and Judaism
54
The Role of Good Manners as a Bridge between the World Religions in the Saniitana Tradition (Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism) 66
NA VJYOTI SINGH
The Speculative Philosophy ofthe Triunity in Chinese Universism (Taoism) and Buddhism: Its Philosophical-Religious Significance and its Contribution to the Taoist-Buddhist-Christian Dialogue 96
SHEN-CHON LAI
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The Contribution of Religious Studies to the Dialogue of the World Religions MICHAEL VON BRUCK
123
Discussion of the Contributions of Good Manners, Triunity Speculation, and Religious Studies to the Dialogue of the World Religions
155
Philosophical Dialogue of the Religions, instead of Clash of Civilizations, in the Process of Globalization, from an Islamic Perspective: With an Appendix: "In Europe there arc no 'Indigenous' and 'Impmted' Religions" ENES KARIC
161
Discussion of Dialogue instead of the Clash of Religions in Islam
179
The Philosophy of the World Religions as the Philosophy of Revelations PETER KOSLOWSKI
183
Discussion of the Revelations of the Religions
217
Conversation between the Representatives of the World Religions after the Conclusion of the Public Discourse
220
Contributors
224
Index of Persons
227
Index of Subjects to Volumes 1-5 of the Series "A Discourse of the World Religions"
231
FOREWORD
Tensions between religious groups, even severe persecution of th