Suchergebnisse

Introduction : Christian-Muslim dialogue -- Two 21st century dialogue initiatives -- The Building Bridges Seminar -- The Christian-Muslim Theological Forum -- Community : the people of God -- Scripture : word and witness of God -- Prophecy : proclaiming the word of God -- Prayer : communing with God -- Ethics : responsibility and justice -- Conclusion : signs and significance.

Accommodating diversity: paradigms and patterns -- Diversity resisted: exclusion and fundamentalism -- Texts of terror: scriptural motifs for extremism -- The Jewish experience of extremism -- Forms of Christian extremism -- Trajectories of Islamic extremism -- Mutual extremism: reactive co-radicalization -- Extremism and Islamophobia

This book investigates the coming-to-be, principal features and theological outcomes of interreligious dialogue as an activity of the World Council of Churches (WCC) and the Roman Catholic Church (Vatican). The embrace of dialogical engagement represents a dramatic departure from almost two millennia of hostile Christian regard toward other faiths. The development of this phenomenon is outlined and explored, with research focussed on the work of relevant offices of the WCC and the Vatican during the final four decades of the 20th century. A principal task has been to construct a comparative na

"Terrorism and Religion: Christian Fundamentalism" published on by Oxford University Press.

About a century ago New Zealand was a predominantly white Anglo-Saxon Christian nation, flavoured only by diversities of Christianity. A declining indigenous population (Maori) for the most part had been successfully converted as a result of 19th century missionary endeavour. In 2007, in response to increased presence of diverse religions, a national Statement on Religious Diversity was launched. During the last quarter of the 20th century the rise of immigrant communities, with their various cultures and religions, had contributed significantly to the changing demographic profile of religious affiliation. By early in the 21st century this diversity, together with issues of inter-communal and interreligious relations, all in the context of New Zealand being a secular society, needed to be addressed in some authoritative way. Being a secular country, the government keeps well clear of religion and expects religions to keep well clear of politics. This paper will outline relevant historical and demographic factors that set the scene for the Statement, which represents a key attempt at enhancing social inclusion with respect to contemporary religious diversity. The statement will be outlined and discussed, and other indicators of the way in which religious diversity is being received and attended to will be noted.

About a century ago New Zealand was a predominantly white Anglo-Saxon Christian nation, flavoured only by diversities of Christianity. A declining indigenous population (Maori) for the most part had been successfully converted as a result of 19th century missionary endeavour. In 2007, in response to increased presence of diverse religions, a national Statement on Religious Diversity was launched. During the last quarter of the 20th century the rise of immigrant communities, with their various cultures and religions, had contributed significantly to the changing demographic profile of religious affiliation. By early in the 21st century this diversity, together with issues of inter-communal and interreligious relations, all in the context of New Zealand being a secular society, needed to be addressed in some authoritative way. Being a secular country, the government keeps well clear of religion and expects religions to keep well clear of politics. This paper will outline relevant historical and demographic factors that set the scene for the Statement, which represents a key attempt at enhancing social inclusion with respect to contemporary religious diversity. The statement will be outlined and discussed, and other indicators of the way in which religious diversity is being received and attended to will be noted.

About a century ago New Zealand was a predominantly white Anglo-Saxon Christian nation, flavoured only by diversities
of Christianity. A declining indigenous population (Maori) for the most part had been successfully converted as a
result of 19th century missionary endeavour. In 2007, in response to increased presence of diverse religions, a national
Statement on Religious Diversity was launched. During the last quarter of the 20th century the rise of immigrant communities,
with their various cultures and religions, had contributed significantly to the changing demographic profile of
religious affiliation. By early in the 21st century this diversity, together with issues of inter-communal and interreligious relations, all in the context of New Zealand being a secular society, needed to be addressed in some authoritative way. Being a secular country, the government keeps well clear of religion and expects religions to keep well clear of politics. This paper will outline relevant historical and demographic factors that set the scene for the Statement, which represents a key attempt at enhancing social inclusion with respect to contemporary religious diversity. The statement will be outlined and discussed, and other indicators of the way in which religious diversity is being received and attended to
will be noted. (author's abstract)