Religious ‘Multi-Identity'

The contribution deals with forms of religious identity which draw from the sources of different religious traditions from the perspective of Christian theology-of-religions. The first section reflects on the understanding of ‘religious identity' and asks how processes of identity-formation tak...

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Auteur principal: Bernhardt, Reinhold 1957- (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Equinox Publ. [2014]
Dans: Journal for the academic study of religion
Année: 2014, Volume: 27, Numéro: 2, Pages: 132-152
Sujets non-standardisés:B Religious Identity
B multireligiousity
B Alterity
B Hybridity
B Syncretism
B multiple belonging
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Résumé:The contribution deals with forms of religious identity which draw from the sources of different religious traditions from the perspective of Christian theology-of-religions. The first section reflects on the understanding of ‘religious identity' and asks how processes of identity-formation take shape. In the second part, forms of ‘multireligious identity' are described in relation to the religio-cultural contexts in which they are developed. After these phenomenological excursion, in the third section critical voices come to the fore. One the one hand apologists of Christian religion are afraid of syncretism, on the other hand postmodern advocates of difference reject concepts of identity. The middle course between those positions lies in a concept of religious identity in interreligious openness. According to such an understanding religious identity not only allows for religious otherness but regards it to be an important resource for widening, deepening and intensifying Christian self-understanding. In the last part questions concerning the evaluation of multireligious identity-formations are discussed.
ISSN:2047-7058
Contient:Enthalten in: Journal for the academic study of religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1558/jasr.v27i2.132