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- University of Hawai'I Press
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- Copyright © 2004 The University of Hawai'i Press.
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- 1527-9472
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Abstract
ESSAYS Amos Yong Bethel College introduction Arguably, recent Christian theological reflection on religious pluralism and the world religious traditions has taken what might be called "a pneumatological turn." 1 This emerging conversation is itself an outgrowth of focused attention on both pneumatology and trinitarian theology during the last generation. Applied to the world of the religions, the turn to pneumatology has furthered discussion on theology of religious pluralism by introducing new categories and shifting directions of inquiry. So whereas previous thinking about the religions focused on whether or not they were or are salvific, a pneumatological theology of religions asks whether or not and how, if so, the religions are divinely providential instruments designed for various purposes. Further, while earlier debates focused on whether or not the religions were or are the results of common grace or natural revelation, a pneumatological theologia religionum asks other kinds of questions, such as, what is the relationship of religion and culture, or of religion and language? How does religion function to sustain life and community? What role does religion play via-à-vis the other dimensions and domains of life, whether it be the arts, politics, economics, etc.? Finally, previous theologies of religion
Journal
Buddhist-Christian Studies – University of Hawai'I Press
Published: Jan 10, 2004