What (if Anything) is Wrong with Cafeteria Religion?: On Freedom of Choice in Theology and Religious Studies

Religion is about responsible choices and selective appropriations of complex traditions. In this contribution, delivered as the 2020 Dies Facultatis lecture at the Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies, KU Leuven, the challenge of coping with plurality and individuality is explored with the hel...

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Main Author: Lesch, Walter 1958- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Peeters [2020]
In: Louvain studies
Year: 2020, Volume: 43, Issue: 2, Pages: 164-180
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Theological studies / Religious studies / Religious pluralism
RelBib Classification:AH Religious education
AX Inter-religious relations
CC Christianity and Non-Christian religion; Inter-religious relations
FB Theological education
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