{"product_id":"christianity-and-world-religions-9781405176736","title":"Christianity and World Religions","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn engaging and accessible introduction to Christianity's relationship with other world religions, addressing the questions of why the reality, and vitality, of other religions has become a challenge, and showing how Christianity is equipped to deal with religious plurality at both the doctrinal and social level.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eTimely and accessible, this book tackles the question of why the reality, and vitality, of other religions has become a challenge for Christianity\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMakes a decisive contribution to debates about the clash between Islam and the West, arguing that the major threat to religious freedoms come from secularism, and that Islam and Christianity both have the resources to develop a vibrant and pluralist public square; one informed by intellectual rigor and debate\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConsiders the wider issue of how modernity has defined religion', and provides a substantial critique of secular ways of controlling religions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eShows how Christianity is very wel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“All in all, D’Costa should be commended for writing an excellent book. This work is a wonderful contribution to the conversation regarding Christianity and non-Christian religions. I highly recommend it for all persons interested in the theology of religions, as well as any Christian looking for new ways to understand the possibility of salvation for non-Christians.”  (\u003ci\u003eThe International Journal of Public Theology\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 December 2012)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"I warmly encourage readers in each to take it up and read.\" (\u003ci\u003eOne in Christ\u003c\/i\u003e, July 2010) \"[D'Costa] finds convincing substantiation for his position in biblical, patristic, and medieval Christian doctrine.\" (\u003ci\u003eCHOICE,\u003c\/i\u003e September 2009)\"For a generation which is reasserting its Catholic identity, this thesis may serve a valuable purpose, calming the anxieties of those who, admirable, have managed to maintain an interest in the salvation of non-Christians yet are as hard put to win converts as their more pluralist co-religionists.\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Way\u003c\/i\u003e, January 2010)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"His gazetteer of these regions at the edge of the eschatological map is fascinating. The closing pages are as perceptive a meditation on what the dereliction of the cross can and cannot mean as we might expect to find in a first-rate book devoted entirely to that subject.\" (\u003ci\u003eChruch Times\u003c\/i\u003e, December 2009)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Charting the Territory: Theology of Religions 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Early Map Making 3\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePluralism 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInclusivism 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExclusivism 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Changing the Angle: Recent Maps 34\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSome Criticisms of the Threefold Typology 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComparative Theology 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePostmodern Postliberalism 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: The Making and Meaning of Religions 55\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Modernity’s Story 57\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eModernity’s Story about Religions 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 An Alternative: The Secular Construction of the Sacred \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eModernity as the Establishment of a New Ruling 74\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReligion 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Religions in the Public Square 103\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Whose Religion and Which Public Square? 105\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Public Square 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Taxonomy of Secular Modernity and Postmodernity 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Christian and Muslim Public Squares 128\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRoman Catholicism, Modernity and Religious Plurality 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIslam, Reasoned Debate, and Religious Plurality 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: Christ’s Descent into Hell 159\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Old Doctrines for New Jobs 161\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“The Descent”: Introduction to the “Circles of Hell” 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Limbo of the Just and the Unevangelized 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Further into the Inferno 188\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePurgatory and the Non-Christian 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Children’s Limbo 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Descent into Hell 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 212\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubject Index 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex of Works 233\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407907103063,"sku":"9781405176736","price":28.45,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781405176736.jpg?v=1730500921","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/christianity-and-world-religions-9781405176736","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}