The Relation of Christianity to Other World Religions
and the Post-Liberal Theology Cover Image

A keresztyénség viszonya más világvallásokhoz és a posztliberális teológia
The Relation of Christianity to Other World Religions and the Post-Liberal Theology

Author(s): Ábrahám Kovács
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Theology and Religion, Comparative Studies of Religion
Published by: Erdélyi Református Egyházkerület
Keywords: cultural-linguistic model; comparative theology; interreligious dialogue; anomim Christians; exclusivism; pluralism; Karl Barth; John Hick; Karl Rahner; George Lindbeck

Summary/Abstract: In this study I intend to describe and introduce critically three basis approaches of Christianity, exclusivism, inclusivism and pluralism to other world religions and at the same time throw light on issues of interreligious dialogue and the problem of comparative theology.Having completed this task the paper deals with the novelty and fresh approach introduced by George Lindbeck a post liberal theologian and his approach will also be critically evaluated. It will be argued although Lindbeck’s cultural-linguistic model is useful for interreligious dialogue but it is a kind of repetition of the old liberal argument which also maintained the uniqueness of Christianity albeit in different mode than orthodox or traditional theology.

  • Issue Year: 108/2015
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 387-403
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Hungarian