| Interreligious Theology: Its Value and Mooring in Modern Jewish Philosophy Contributor(s): Meir, Ephraim (Author) |
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ISBN: 311043931X ISBN-13: 9783110439311 Publisher: Walter de Gruyter OUR PRICE: $114.94 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Religious - Religion | Judaism - Theology - History | Jewish - General |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.3" W x 9.2" (4.14 lbs) 229 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Jewish - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book is the first greater attempt to construct a dialogical theology from a Jewish point of view. It contributes to an emerging new theology that promotes the interrelatedness of religions in which encounter, openness, hospitality and permanent learning are central. The monograph is about the self and the other, inner and outer, own and strange; about borders and crossing borders, and about the sublime activities of passing and translating. Meir analyses and critically discusses the writings of great contemporary Jewish dialogical thinkers and argues that the values of interreligious theology are moored in their thoughts. In his view interreligious dialogue supposes attentive listening, humility, a critical attitude towards oneself and others, a good amount of self-relativism and humor. It is about proximity, dialogical reading, engagement and interconnectedness. |
Contributor Bio(s): Meir, Ephraim: - Ephraim Meir, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel. |