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Assoc. Prof. |
Office: Bockman 122, Office phone 641-3290; fludwig@luthersem.edu |
CM4415
Faiths in Dialogue
Fall 2007
Room: GH 306 Day: M Time:
1:10PM-4:00PM
COURSE
DESCRIPTION
The contemporary
problematic of the Christian faith in relation to other faiths is examined in
terms of the nature of dialogue, the understanding of other faiths, the
examination of selected issues in light of contemporary efforts in dialogue and
a consideration of directions for the future.
Half course
REQUIRED
Küng, Hans, et al. Christianity
and the World Religions: paths of dialogue with Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism,
Peter C. Phan, Being religious interreligiously, Orbis
2004
Richard
J. Plantinga (ed.) Christianity
and Plurality. Classic and Contemporary Readings
S. von Sicard, I. Wulfhorst, Dialogue and Beyond: Christians and Muslims
Together on the Way, LWF 2003
CLASS SCHEDULE:
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09/10 |
Introduction Enlightenment and Religion 19th Century
Concept |
G.E.W. Lessing, Nathan the
Wise (in: Plantinga, 183-187) F. Schleiermacher, The
Christian Faith (Extracts in: Plantinga,
188-208) Swami Vivekananda at the World
Parliament of Religions (Extracts in Barrows, 102, 170, 968-978) Listen
to the speech Ernst Troeltsch, The
Absoluteness of Christianity and the History of Religions (Extracts) J.N. Farquhar, The Crown of
Hinduism, |
Asia |
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09/17 |
Protestant Discussions since
Tambaram Prelude: The Barth vs. Brunner Debate The Kraemer vs. Rethinking
Christianity in D.T. Niles |
H. Kraemer, The Christian
Message in a Non-Christian World, (Extracts) Devasahayam, D.M. &
Sudarisanam, Rethinking Christianity in D. T. Niles, Upon the Earth D.T. Niles, Buddhism and the
Claims of Christ, 1967 (Extracts) |
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09/24 |
Catholic Discussions and
Positions since |
Nostra
Aetate, 1965 (Excerpts) Karl Rahner, Christianity and
the Non-Christian Religions, in: Plantinga, 288-308 R. Panikkar, The Unknown
Christ of Hinduism, 1964 Küng, Hans, Christianity
& World Religions (Extracts) |
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10/01 |
Christianity and Plurality- |
John Hick, “Whatever Path Men
Choose is Mine” and “A Philosophy of Religious Pluralism” (in Plantinga, 322-
346 Lesslie Newbigin, The Gospel and
the Religions (in: Plantinga, 347) Newbigin, Selected |
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10/08 |
Frontiers of Encounter Today |
Kosuke Koyama, Water Buffalo
Theology , 53-63, 93-95 Johnson Mbillah, Peter C. Phan, Being
Religious Interreligiously Lamin Sanneh, The Crown and
the Turban |
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10/15 |
Frontiers of Encounter Today |
D. Eck, “The Meeting of East and West in D. Eck. The Names of God, in:
Eck, 45- 80 Mark S. Heim, Salvations, Depth
of the Riches |
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REQUIREMENTS & EVALUATION: The seminar will follow the
tradition of the German seminar style (as the instructor learned it in
1. Seminar Participation (25 points)
2. Presentations (25 points)
3. Paper (50 points)
Seminar Paper
Students
will write a seminar research paper on a topic of their choice. They will choose this topic with the approval
of the instructor. In the paper they will critically examine a subject,
scholarly work, figure, or line of argument of their choice related to the
problems and issues related to their work as a doctoral student and teacher of
the church. The final draft of the paper
is due by 5:00 p.m. in the instructors’ faculty box in Gullixson Hall, on October 19th, 2007. Students will be expected to carefully
exposit a major subject, scholarly work, or figure from those surveyed in the
course. This exposition should evidence
ample attending and listening to the source materials before engaging in overt
critique and integration into a line of argument. Papers shall be typed, single-spaced of 10-12
pages in length.
1. The Religions in the Bible
Danielou, J., Holy
Pagans in the Old Testament, 1957
Danielou, J., The
Salvation of the Nations, 1962
Dupuis, J., Toward a Christian Theology of Religious
Pluralism, Orbis, Mary Knoll,
Dupont, J, The
Salvation of the Gentiles,
Jeremias, Joachim, Jesus
Promise to the Nations, 1958
Legrand, Lucien, Mission
in the Bible. Unity and Plurality,
Senior, D. &
Stuhlmueller, C., The Biblical
Foundations for Mission,
2.
Martin Luther
Althaus, Paul, The
Theology of Martin Luther,
Bobzin, Hartmut, Der
Koran im Zeitalter der Reformation, Beirut 1995
Brosseder, Johannes, Luthers
Stellung zu den Juden im Spiegel seiner Interpreten, Muenchen 1972
Grislis,
Egil, “Martin Luther and the World Religions”, Word & World, Volume XVIII/2, 1998,143-154
Grislis,
Egil, “Luther and the Turks”, The Muslim
World 64/3-4 (1974), 180-193
Hillerbrand,
H.J. “Martin Luther and the Jews”, in: J.H. Charleswort (Ed.), Jews and Christians: Exploring the Past,
Present and Future,
Haile,
H.G. Luther: An Experiment in Biography,
Holsten, Walter, Christentum
und nichtchristliche Religion nach der Auffassung Luthers, Guetersloh 1932
Lampater, H. Luthers
Stellung zum Tuerkenkrieg, Munich 1940
Obermann,
Heiko A., The Roots of Anti-Semitism,
Stolle,
Volker (ed.), The Church Comes from all Nations.
Luther Texts on Mission, Saint Louis 2003
Schwarz,
Reinhard, “Martin Luther on the European Discovery of
Ariarajah, W., The
Bible and People of other Faiths, 1985
Barnes, M. Christian
identity and Religious Pluralism,
Bernhardt, R., Christianity
without Absolutes,
Bonner, A. (ed.), Selected
Works of Raymond Lull,
Barrows, John Henry, The
World’s Parliament of Religions, 2 Vols., Chicago 1893
Braaten, Carl, No
Other Gospel! Christianity among the World Religions,
Braaten,Carl.: “Lutheran Theology and religious pluralism”, in J.
Paul Rajashekar (ed.), Religious
Pluralism and Lutheran Theology, Genf 1988 (LWF Report 23/24), 105-128
Brueck,
Michael von, The Unity of Reality: God,
God-Experience and Meditation in the Hindu-Christian Dialogue,
Camps,
A., Partners in Dialogue: Christianity
and other World Religions, Maryknoll, 1983
Clarke,
AS.D. & Winter, B.M. (eds.), One God,
one Lord. Christianity in a World of Religious Pluralism, 1992
Clooney,
Francis. “Comparative Theology: A Review
of Recent Books,” Theological Studies
56 (S 1995): 521-550.
Clooney,
Francis X. Hindu God, Christian God: How Reason Helps Break Down the Boundaries
Between Religions (
Cobb,
John and Paul F. Knitter. Transforming Christianity and the World: A
Way beyond Absolutism and Relativism (Orbis, 1999).
D’Costa,
Gavin and Paul F. Knitter. Christian Uniqueness Reconsidered: Myth of
Pluralistic Theology of Religions (Orbis, 1990).
D’Costa,
Gavin and Paul Knitter, eds. Meeting of
the Religions and the Trinity (Orbis, 2000).
Griffiths,
Paul. Christianity Through Non-Christian Eyes (Orbis, 1990)
Cragg,
Kenneth, The Christian and the other
Religions,
Devasahayam,
D.M. & Sudarisanam, A.N. (eds.), “Rethinking Christianity in
Eck,
Diane L., Encountering God. A Spiritual
Journey from Bozeman to Banares ,
Fries, Heinrich, et al., Heil in den Religionen und im Christentum, St Ottilien, 1982
ELCA, Honoring Our Neighbor’s
Faith,
Hallencreutz, C.F.: “A Long-standing concern: Dialogue in Ecumenical
History 1910-1971”, in: S.J. Samartha (ed.), Living faiths and the ecumenical movement,
Heim,
S. Mark. The Depths of the Riches: A Trinitarian Theology of Religious Ends
(Eerdmans, 2000).
Heim,
S. Mark. Ground for Understanding: Ecumenical Resources for Responses to
Religious Pluralism (Eerdmans, 1998).
Heim,
S. Mark, “Salvations: A More Pluralistic Hypthesis”:, in: Modern Theology 10:4, 1994, 341-360
Heim,
S. Mark, “The Depth of the Riches: Trinity and Religious Ends”, in: Modern Theology 107:1, 2001, 21-55
Hick,
John and Brian Hebblethwaithe, eds. Christianity
and Other Religions (OneWorld Publications, 2001).
Hick,
John. A Christian Theology of Religions: The Rainbow of Faiths
(Westminster John Knox, 1995).
Jathana,
O.V., The Decisiveness of the
Christ-Event and the Universality of Christianity in a World of Religious
Plurality,
Knitter,
Paul F. Jesus and the Other Names: Christian Mission and Global Responsibility
(Orbis, 1996).
Knitter, Paul F. No other name?:
a critical survey of Christian attitudes toward the world religions,
Knitter,
Paul. Introducing Theologies of Religion (Orbis, 2001).
Koyama,
K. Water Buffalo Theology,
Kraemer,
Hendrik, The Christian Message in a Non-Christian World,
Kueng,
H., Christianity and the World Religions: Paths, 1986
Ludwig, F. “Christian-Muslin Relations in
Ludwig,
T.: “Some Lutheran Theological Reflections on Religious Pluralism”, in: J. Paul
Rajashekar (ed.), Religious Pluralism and
Lutheran Theology, Genf 1988 (LWF Report 23/24), 129-158
Martinson,
Paul. Families of Faith: an introduction
to world religions for Christians, 1999
Mbillah,
Johnson A., African churches and interfaith relations, in: J. Mbillah, J.
Chesworth, From the Cross to the Crescent,
Nairobi 2004
Mortensen, Viggo (ed.) Theology and the Religions. A dialogue,
Mwakabana,
Hance, Multifaith Challenges Facing the
Americas … and Beyond, LWF
Newbigin,
L. The Gospel in a Pluralist Society, Grand Rapids/Geneva, 1989
Pannenberg,
Wolfhart, “Religious Pluralism and
Conflicting Truth Claims”, in: G. D’Costa, Gavin (ed.) Christian Uniqueness Reconsidered: The Myth of a Pluralistic Theology
of Religions,
Pope,
Stephen and Charles Hefling, eds. Sic et
Non: Encountering Dominus Iesus (Orbis, 2001).
Rahner,
Karl, “Anonymous Christians”, in: Theological
Investigations, 6, 1969, 390-398
Robinson,
John A.T., Truth is Two-Eyed,
Seager,
R.H., The World Parliament of Religions. The East/West Encounter,
Schlette,
H.R., Towards a Theology of Religions,
Sharpe,
Eric J., Faith meets Faith: Some
Christian Attitudes to Hinduism in the 19th and 20th
centuries,
Troeltsch,
Ernst, The Absoluteness of Christianity
and the History of Religions, 1971
Yong,
Amos, “As the Spirit gives Utterance: Pentecost, Intra-Christian Ecumenism and
the wider Oikumene”, in: International
Review of Mission, Vol. XCII, No. 366, 2003, 299-314.
Yong,
Amos, Discerning the Spirit (s). A
Pentecostal-Charismatic Contribution to Christian Theology of Religions,
Sheffield 2000