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Can Christians Learn from Qur’anic Christology? Leo Lefebure’s Theology of Judaism and Islam

Published in Publié dans Christian Perspectives on Transforming Interreligious Encounter

“Christian Perspectives on Transforming Interreligious Encounter” underscores the urgency of interreligious dialogue for contemporary society, aiming to foster interfaith understanding, justice, and peace. The initial section focuses on novel approaches to engaging with the religious Other through non-Christian sacred texts. Contributors explore the Jewish-Christian relationship, offer Christian interpretations of Hindu, Buddhist, and Confucian scriptures, and discuss the Qurʾān’s potential to refine Christian theology. The dangers of comparative theology are warned against, and alternative perspectives, such as Asian liberation theology, are proposed for situating religion critically, as well as share the insights on Christian engagement with Zen practice. The second part explores the transformation of key Christian doctrines through interreligious encounters. Contributors delve into topics such as the conditions for faith and divine revelation, formulating a Christology in dialogue with Asian traditions, and understanding the Spirit as a source of questioning. They investigate the communitarian dimension of religious faith, discuss the Catholic Church’s stance on interreligious dialogue, examine the role of biblical hermeneutics in decolonizing theology, and reflect on the existential threat of ecological destruction. The third part pays tribute to Leo Lefebure, emphasizing his impact on Catholic theology and comparative theology, and concludes with Lefebure’s epilogue, providing him with the last word.

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Publié dans Christian Perspectives on Transforming Interreligious Encounter

“Perspectives chrétiennes sur la transformation des rencontres interreligieuses” souligne l’urgence du dialogue interreligieux pour la société contemporaine, dans le but de favoriser la compréhension, la justice et la paix entre les religions. La première section se concentre sur de nouvelles approches pour engager le dialogue avec l’Autre religieux à travers des textes sacrés non chrétiens. Les contributeurs explorent la relation judéo-chrétienne, offrent des interprétations chrétiennes des écritures hindoues, bouddhistes et confucéennes, et discutent du potentiel du Coran pour affiner la théologie chrétienne. Les dangers de la théologie comparée sont mis en garde, et des perspectives alternatives, telles que la théologie de la libération asiatique, sont proposées pour situer la religion de manière critique, ainsi que pour partager les idées sur l’engagement chrétien avec la pratique du Zen. La deuxième partie explore la transformation des doctrines chrétiennes clés à travers les rencontres interreligieuses. Les contributeurs se penchent sur des sujets tels que les conditions de la foi et de la révélation divine, la formulation d’une christologie en dialogue avec les traditions asiatiques, et la compréhension de l’Esprit comme source de questionnement. Ils examinent la dimension communautaire de la foi religieuse, discutent de la position de l’Église catholique sur le dialogue interreligieux, examinent le rôle de l’herméneutique biblique dans la décolonisation de la théologie, et réfléchissent à la menace existentielle de la destruction écologique. La troisième partie rend hommage à Leo Lefebure, en soulignant son impact sur la théologie catholique et la théologie comparée, et se termine par l’épilogue de Lefebure, lui donnant ainsi le dernier mot.

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نُشر في وجهات نظر مسيحية حول تحويل اللقاءات بين الأديان

يؤكد “وجهات نظر مسيحية حول تحويل اللقاءات بين الأديان” على أهمية الحوار بين الأديان للمجتمع المعاصر، بهدف تعزيز التفاهم والعدالة والسلام بين الأديان. يركز القسم الأول على مناهج جديدة للانخراط في الحوار مع الآخر الديني من خلال النصوص المقدسة غير المسيحية. يستكشف المساهمون العلاقة اليهودية المسيحية، ويقدمون تفسيرات مسيحية للكتابات الهندوسية والبوذية والكونفوشيوسية، ويناقشون إمكانات القرآن في صقل اللاهوت المسيحي. يتم التحذير من مخاطر اللاهوت المقارن، وتُقترح وجهات نظر بديلة، مثل لاهوت التحرير الآسيوي، لوضع الدين في سياق نقدي، وكذلك لتبادل الأفكار حول الانخراط المسيحي في ممارسة الزن. يستكشف الجزء الثاني تحول العقائد المسيحية الرئيسية من خلال اللقاءات بين الأديان. يتناول المساهمون مواضيع مثل شروط الإيمان والوحي الإلهي، وصياغة الكريستولوجيا في حوار مع التقاليد الآسيوية، وفهم الروح كمصدر للتساؤل. كما يدرسون البعد المجتمعي للإيمان الديني، ويناقشون موقف الكنيسة الكاثوليكية من الحوار بين الأديان، ويفحصون دور التفسير الكتابي في إزالة الاستعمار من اللاهوت، ويتأملون في التهديد الوجودي للدمار البيئي. يكرم الجزء الثالث ليو لوفيبور، مسلطًا الضوء على تأثيره في اللاهوت الكاثوليكي واللاهوت المقارن، وينتهي بخاتمة لوفيبور، مما يمنحه الكلمة الأخيرة.

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