The recovery of mission

Description:

"In recent years the term æreligious pluralismœ has come to be used not only in a descriptive sociological sense but also as theologically prescriptive. Within this new paradigm traditional Christian understandings of Christ, conversion, evangelism, and mission have been radically reinterpreted. / The Recovery of Mission explores the pluralist paradigm through the work of three of its most influential Asian exponents £ Stanley Samartha Aloysius Pieris, and Raimundo Panikkar £ subjecting each to a theological and philosophical critique. On the basis of biblical, patristic, and contemporary theological writings Vinoth Ramachandra argues for the uniqueness and decisiveness of what God has done for us in Jesus Christ. Ramachandra seeks to show that many of the valid concerns of pluralist theologians can best be met by reappropriating the missionary thrust at the heart of the gospel. The book ends with suggestions, challenging to pluralists and conservatives alike, as to how the gospel needs to be communicated in a multifaith world."--Amazon.com.

subjects: Christianity,  Christianity and other religions,  Doctrinal Theology,  Methodology,  Missions,  Pluralism,  Religious aspects,  Religious aspects of Pluralism,  Religious pluralism,  Theology,  Theology, Doctrinal,  Theory,  Nichtchristliche Religion,  Christentum,  Mission,  Religiöser Pluralismus,  Interreligieuze dialoog,  Essence, genius, nature,  Missions, theory

Places: Asia