Public Theology as Religious Practice: Anglican Mission and Interreligious Encounter
The concept of a public theology must balance emphasis on Christianity's theological grounding with recognition of religious pluralism. Where Christians are in the minority, interreligious encounter frames public presence. This article argues that the basis of both faithful religious identity a...
| Published in: | Anglican theological review |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2020
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| In: |
Anglican theological review
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| RelBib Classification: | BJ Islam CC Christianity and Non-Christian religion; Inter-religious relations KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KBL Near East and North Africa KDE Anglican Church RJ Mission; missiology |
| Further subjects: | B
Pluralism
B Interreligious Encounter B mutual spirituality B Practice B Commitment B Prayer |
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| Summary: | The concept of a public theology must balance emphasis on Christianity's theological grounding with recognition of religious pluralism. Where Christians are in the minority, interreligious encounter frames public presence. This article argues that the basis of both faithful religious identity and substantive encounter with non-Christian traditions lies in forms of religious practice. The point is illustrated with reference to the Anglican encounter with Islam. In Egypt during the first half of the twentieth century, the careers of Temple Gairdner and Constance Padwick opened an emphasis upon prayer as a basis for appreciative encounter. Informed by this example, Kenneth Cragg developed a basis for Christian-Muslim relations. He articulated a Christian public theology that is both faithful and constructive in pluralist settings. Following Gairdner and Padwick, Cragg featured matters of practice as the basis for understanding. |
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| ISSN: | 2163-6214 |
| Reference: | Kritik in "Faith-Rooted Thinking on Matters of Public Concern (2020)"
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Anglican theological review
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/000332862010200212 |