Paul Knitter
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Myth Of Religious Superiority
$35.00Add to cartIn this challenging book, the leading exponents of the idea that all religions are a refraction of a truth no single tradition can exclusively reveal discuss what to make of that conviction in today’s world of interreligious strife.
For nearly twenty years the views of pluralists on the fundamental equality of all religions seemed to hold sway in academia. As many attacked that view as mistaken, its proponents listened to their critics. The seventeen contributors to this volume argue from a variety of perspectives for the continued soundness and relevance of the pluralist paradigm.
Overall these essays try to make the case that the next step in interreligious interchange ought to be the development of a multifaith, pluralistic theology of religion. -
Jesus And The Other Names
$24.00Add to cartJesus and the Other Names brings together issues of liberation, theology and religious pluralism in order to suggest that the two are dependant on each other. The book proposes that Christians must revise and reaffirm their understanding of the uniqueness of Jesus and create dialogue with other world religions which can provide new insight into spirituality.
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1 Earth Many Religions
$29.00Add to cartIn One Earth Many Religions Knitter looks back at his own “dialogical odyssey” and forward to the way that interfaith encounters and dialogue must focus attention on new challenges. Nothing less than enlisting the commitment of the world’s religions on task of saving our common home will do. In making that case, Knitter makes clear the complex structures – political economic, and social as well as religious – that face those who approach this task. While articulating a “this worldly soteriology necessary to overcome our eco-human plight, Knitter offers practical considerations on actions and projects that have and should have been undertaken to stem the tide of environmental and human suffering.
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No Other Name
$32.00Add to cartAn honest discussion regarding how devout Christians should react to the academic evidence and genuine personal experience that other religious ways result in engaged, loving and moral lives. Does being saved, by the Christian definition, require a faith in Jesus Christ – meaning the historical person – or rather is it only important that human beings life their lives in accordance to His teachings. This books argues that one can be committed to a savior of some other name, and simultaneously be aligned with Christian theologically and commitment.
