Comparative Theology Among Multiple Modernities Cultivating Phenomen
This book presents a heuristic and critical study of comparative theology in engagement with phenomenological methodology and sociological inquiry. It elucidates a postcolonial study of religion in the context of multiple modernities.
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Paul S. Chung
Comparative Theology Among Multiple Modernities
Paul S. Chung
Comparative Theology Among Multiple Modernities Cultivating Phenomenological Imagination
Paul S. Chung Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago, Chicago IL USA
ISBN 978-3-319-58195-8 ISBN 978-3-319-58196-5 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-58196-5 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017940346 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover image © Omar Jabri/EyeEm/Getty Images Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Foreword
Although religious diversity in some form is an ancient phenomenon, sustained Christian reflection on its meaning and implications is, relatively speaking, a fairly recent enterprise. This of course is not to say that Christian theology has totally missed careful theological assessment of what it means to live in a world in which more than one faith allegiance is voicing its claims; just think of some leading Christian theologians’ take on Islam and its challenge soon after the rise of the youngest Abrahamic faith. What I mean is this: for much too long a time, Christian theology had—or believed it had—the luxury to do its work without much or any consideration of other faiths’ teachings and insights. The situation has changed drastically during the second half of the last century. A flood of literature seeking to map out the location of the Christian Church and theology in the midst of a rapidly pluralizing world of living faiths has emerged. Often known under the somewhat elusive term “Christian theology of religions,” a highly productive and insightful body of reflection on the theolog
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