The Challenges of Christian–Daoist Dialogue

Though Daoism is one of the most ancient of Chinese religions, Christian/Catholic–Daoist dialogue is a very recent enterprise whose growth entails managing obstacles inherent to a novel field. This article, based on personal experience, unveils that dialogue with Daoism calls for humility and for a...

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Auteur principal: Kubuya, Paulin Batairwa (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: 2021
Dans: The ecumenical review
Année: 2021, Volume: 73, Numéro: 5, Pages: 795-803
RelBib Classification:BM Religions chinoises
CC Christianisme et religions non-chrétiennes; relations interreligieuses
Sujets non-standardisés:B Dialogue
B Dao
B Daoism
B Christianity
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Résumé:Though Daoism is one of the most ancient of Chinese religions, Christian/Catholic–Daoist dialogue is a very recent enterprise whose growth entails managing obstacles inherent to a novel field. This article, based on personal experience, unveils that dialogue with Daoism calls for humility and for a reconsideration of the mental frames that depicted Daoism as a receptacle of exotic and esoteric rituals, luring curious European minds in search of esoteric religious practices. As in other cases of interreligious dialogues, the main challenges to Christian–Daoist dialogue consist of identifying dialogue partners and experientially establishing the contents, modalities, and expectations of a journey that is only at its beginning. With humility, mutual respect, and openness, the journey might be bountiful in rewards as it unveils the treasures of authentic interreligious dialogue engagements.
ISSN:1758-6623
Contient:Enthalten in: The ecumenical review
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/erev.12659