{"product_id":"christianity-and-world-religions-9781405176743","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) \"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\u003e1: Words and worlds: ‘world religions’ and ‘Christian theology’. \u003cp\u003e2: Checking our baggage: twentieth century non-theological influences on our field.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3: Who’s in and who’s out?: the salvation of the non-Christian.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4: Engaging the other: the meaning of the religions in their concrete forms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5: The public square: the clash of religions?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6: Conclusions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49529336136023,"sku":"9781405176743","price":80.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781405176743.jpg?v=1731875220","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/christianity-and-world-religions-9781405176743","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}