Comparative Reading as an interfaith dialogue: Reincarnation in the Bhagavad Gita and Resurrection in Thomistic Theology

In a context such as India, religious differences are the focal point of almost every sociopolitical interaction amid growing religious intolerance. This article proposes comparative theology as a viable approach because it takes religious diversity seriously and accords due respect to other religio...

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1. VerfasserIn: Sivasubramanian, David Muthukumar (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: ATESEA 2021
In: Asia journal of theology
Jahr: 2021, Band: 35, Heft: 2, Seiten: 196-214
RelBib Classification:BK Hinduismus, Jainismus, Sikhismus
CC Christentum und nichtchristliche Religionen; interreligiöse Beziehungen
KBM Asien
NBE Anthropologie
weitere Schlagwörter:B Comparative Theology
B Resurrection
B Thomism
B Reincarnation
B Interfaith Dialogue
B Bhagavad Gita
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Zusammenfassung:In a context such as India, religious differences are the focal point of almost every sociopolitical interaction amid growing religious intolerance. This article proposes comparative theology as a viable approach because it takes religious diversity seriously and accords due respect to other religious texts and practices. But while seeking knowledge that bridges religious boundaries, one may confront the possibility of confronting "logically inassimilable" differences in the form of conflicting truth claims. This article will argue that by using apologetics as a truth-seeking endeavor we can constructively approach such instances of cognitive dissonance. For this purpose, a comparative study of reincarnation from the Bhagavad Gita and the resurrection from Thomistic theology will be used as a case study.
ISSN:2815-1828
Enthält:Enthalten in: Asia journal of theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.54424/ajt.v35i2.11