Ritual participation and interreligious dialogue: boundaries, transgressions, and innovations

1. Introduction: Exploring the Phenomenon of Interreligious Ritual Participation, Marianne Moyaert -- Part I: Philosophical, Theological and Phenomenological Observations -- 2. On Doing What Others Do: Intentions and Intuitions in Multiple Religious Practice, S. Mark Heim (Andover Newton Theological...

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Contributors: Moyaert, Marianne (Other)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: New York Bloomsbury Academic 2015
In:Year: 2015
Edition:1 [edition]
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Interfaith dialogue / Ritual / Participation
Further subjects:B Rites and ceremonies
B Collection of essays
B Worship
B Religions Relations
B Interfaith worship
B Electronic books
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Summary:1. Introduction: Exploring the Phenomenon of Interreligious Ritual Participation, Marianne Moyaert -- Part I: Philosophical, Theological and Phenomenological Observations -- 2. On Doing What Others Do: Intentions and Intuitions in Multiple Religious Practice, S. Mark Heim (Andover Newton Theological School, USA) -- 3. Bowing before Buddha and Allah? Reflections on Crossing over Ritual Boundaries, Maria Reis Habito (Elijah Interfaith Institute, USA) -- 4. Enlightened Presuppositions of (Spiritually Motivated) Cross-Ritual Participation, Walter Van Herck (University of Antwerp, Belgium) -- 5. Religion Is as Religion Does: Interfaith Prayer as a Form of Ritual Participation, Douglas Pratt (University of Birmingham, UK) -- 6. Interreligious Ritual Participation: Insights from Inter-Christian Ritual Participation, Martha Moore-Keish (Columbia Theological Seminary, USA) Part II: Muslim and Christian-Muslim Perspectives -- 7. Receiving the Stranger: A Muslim Theology of Shared Worship, Timothy Winter (Wolfson College, Cambridge, UK) -- 8. Interreligious Prayer between Roman Catholic Christians and Muslims, Gavin D'Costa (University of Bristol, UK) -- 9. Back-and-Forth Riting: The Dynamics of Christian-Muslim Encounters in Shrine Rituals, Bagus Laksana (Sanata Dharma University in Yogyakarta, Indonesia) Part III: Christian and East Asian Religious Perspectives -- 10. Offering and Receiving Hospitality: The Meaning of Ritual Participation in the Hindu Temple, Anantanand Rambachan (Saint Olaf College, USA) -- 11. Towards an Open Eucharist, Richard Kearney (Boston College, USA) -- 12. The Practice of Zazen as Ritual Performance, André van der Braak (VU University Amsterdam, The Netherlands) -- 13. Theorizing Ritual for Interreligious Practice, James W. Farwell (Virginia Theological Seminary, USA) -- Part IV: Jewish and Jewish-Christian Perspectives -- 14. Transgressing and Setting Ritual Boundaries: A Puzzling Paradox, Rachel Reedijk (VU University Amsterdam, The Netherlands) -- 15. Mourning the Loss of My Daughter: The Failure of Inter-Faith Bereavement Rituals, Anya Topolski (Centre for Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy, Belgium) -- 16. Parameters of Hospitality for Interreligious Participation: A Jewish Perspective, Ruth Langer (Boston College, USA) -- 17. Epilogue: Inter-riting as a Peculiar form of Love, Joris Geldhof (Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium) -- Bibliography -- Index.
"Shared ritual practices, multi-faith celebrations, and interreligious prayers are becoming increasingly common in the USA and Europe as more people experience religious diversity first hand. While ritual participation can be seen as a powerful expression of interreligious solidarity, it also carries with it challenges of a particularly sensitive nature. Though celebrating and worshiping together can enhance interreligious relations, cross-riting may also lead some believers to question whether it is appropriate to engage in the rituals of another faith community. Some believers may consider cross-ritual participation as inappropriate transgressive behaviour. Bringing together leading international contributors and voices from a number of religious traditions, Ritual Participation and Interreligious Dialogue delves into the complexities and intricacies of the phenomenon. They ask: what are the promises and perils of celebrating and praying together? What are the limits of ritual participation? How can we make sense of feelings of discomfort when entering the sacred space of another faith community? The first book to focus on the lived dimensions of interreligious dialogue through ritual participation rather than textual or doctrinal issues, this innovative volume opens an entirely new perspective."--Bloomsbury Publishing
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:1474242162
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.5040/9781474242165