MSCF15 9 - Christian Theological Responses to Religious Pluralism

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Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School

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Melanie A. May Christians live amid growing religious pluralism, here in the United States and around the world. This course explores ways in which Christians have responded to religious pluralism, primarily in contemporary contexts, but also with attention to biblical and historical perspectives. We ask questions such as: How do we understand religious pluralism? What challenges does religious pluralism pose for Christian theology (e.g., if God created all persons in God's image, how do we as Christians understand God's presence in the lives of all human beings, including those of other religious traditions)? What is the relation of God's revelation in Jesus Christ to God'sactivity as creator of the universe and to the ongoing work of God's spirit in creation? What is faithful dialogue with people of other religious traditions? How are dialogue and mission related? The course also addresses issues of religion and global responsibility. These issues include religious nationalism, religious violence, ethnic cleansing, economic injustice, fundamentalism, religious movements for liberation, and models for being good neighbors with people of other living faith communities. Throughout the course, participants will consider the implications, pastorally and practically, of interreligious dialogue to the practice of ministry.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.crcds.edu

Phone Number:

(585) 271-1320

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Semester

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