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Book SynopsisIn comparative theology, an adherent of one religious tradition reflects on faith through deep and focused conversation with another tradition. This volume equips students of Christian theology for leadership in a pluralistic world through conversations about God, theodicy, humanity, Christology, and soteriology that take seriously the wisdom of religious neighbors.
Trade Review"Advances the burgeoning field of comparative theology. Voss Roberts hones in on how theologians read closely and respectfully the texts and ideas of other traditions, making themselves vulnerable to their insights; and consider whether rational accounts of their own faith could be substantively enriched by encounters with those others, without cannibalizing or appropriating them." -- -James W. Farwell Virginia Theological Seminary
Table of ContentsIntroduction: A Place for Comparative Theology in Christian Systematic Reflection Michelle Voss Roberts I Divinity 1 The Dance of Emptiness: A Constructive Comparative Theology of the Social Trinity Jon Paul Sydnor 2 Flower and Song: A Comparative Study on Teotlizing in Aztec Theology and Karl Rahner's View of Divine Self- Disclosure Elaine Padilla 3 Comparative Theology and the Postmodern God of "Perhaps": A Response to Sydnor and Padilla Kristin Beise Kiblinger II Theodicy 4 Developing Christian Theodicy in Conversation with Navid Kermani Klaus von Stosch 5 Like a Dog's Curly Tail: Finding Perfection in a World of Imperfection: A Hindu Theodicy in the Tradition of Sri Ramakrishna Jeffery D. Long 6 "Only Goodness Matters": Reflections on Theodicy with Klaus von Stosch and Jeffery Long Wendy Farley III Humanity 7 Longing and Letting Go: Lessons in Being Human from Hadewijch and Mirabai Holly Hillgardner 8 Women's Virtue, Church Leadership, and the Problem of Gender Complementarity Tracy Sayuki Tiemeier 9 Longing and Gender: A Response to Holly Hillgardner and Tracy Sayuki Tiemeier Amir Hussain IV Christology 10 What Child Is Th is? Jesus, Lord Lao, and Divine Identity Bede Benjamin Bidlack 11 Who Is the Suffering Servant? A Comparative Theological Reading of Isaiah 53 after the Shoah Marianne Moyaert 12 Response: Christology in Comparative Perspective Hugh Nicholson V Soteriology 13 The Way(s) of Salvation: The Function of the Law in John Calvin and Abu Hamid al- Ghazali Joshua Ralston 14 Sleeper, Awake: Considering the Soteriological Promise of Popular Spiritual Gurus Sharon V. Betcher 15 Salvation in the After- Living: Reflections on Salvation with Joshua Ralston and Sharon Betcher Shelly Rambo List of Contributors Index
