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An Emerging Cosmotheandric Religion?: Raimon Panikkars Pluralistic Theology of Religions
Contributor(s): Komulainen, Jyri (Author)
ISBN: 9004138935     ISBN-13: 9789004138933
Publisher: Brill
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Published: November 2004
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Annotation: Raimon Panikkar (b. 1918), a Catalan-born Hindu-Christian, is a prominent theorist of interreligious dialogue. This study gives a detailed analysis of his theology of religions. On the basis of the most recent sources available, it appears that even his "radical pluralism" cannot eschew the inherent problems characteristic of pluralistic theologies of religions.
Unlike other pluralists, Panikkar does not subscribe to the Enlightenment tradition. Instead, his plea for the transformation of existing religions is based on an idiosyncratic "cosmotheandrism," which draws on both primordial religious traditions and existentialist philosophy. The prerequisites of interreligious dialogue, as outlined in his work, thus entail commitment to a particular cosmology and mode of consciousness.

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BISAC Categories:
- Architecture | Interior Design - General
- Religion | Christianity - General
- Religion | Christian Ministry - Evangelism
Dewey: 261.209
LCCN: 2004057557
Series: Studies in Christian Mission
Physical Information: 0.84" H x 6.72" W x 9.62" (1.27 lbs) 234 pages
Themes:
- Religious Orientation - Christian
 
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Raimon Panikkar (b. 1918), a Catalan-born Hindu-Christian, is a prominent theorist of interreligious dialogue. This study gives a detailed analysis of his theology of religions. On the basis of the most recent sources available, it appears that even his "radical pluralism" cannot eschew the inherent problems characteristic of pluralistic theologies of religions.
Unlike other pluralists, Panikkar does not subscribe to the Enlightenment tradition. Instead, his plea for the transformation of existing religions is based on an idiosyncratic "cosmotheandrism," which draws on both primordial religious traditions and existentialist philosophy. The prerequisites of interreligious dialogue, as outlined in his work, thus entail commitment to a particular cosmology and mode of consciousness.