Melanie Barbato,
Mathias Schneider,
Fabian Völker (Editors)
with the assistance of Madlen Krüger
Beyond Boundaries
Essays on Theology, Dialogue,
and Religion
in Honor of Perry Schmidt-Leukel
Religionen im Dialog, Band 22
Münster Waxmann 2024, 310 pp. —
ISBN 978-3-8309-4831-5This Festschrift in honor of Perry Schmidt-Leukel on the occasion of his seventieth birthday brings together essays that constructively engage with his erudite and wide-ranging contributions to the fields of Theology of Religions, Interreligious Theology, Philosophy of Religion, Buddhist and Religious Studies, Buddhist-Christian Relations, and Interreligious Dialogue.
Perry Schmidt-Leukel has made significant contributions to the academic study of religion and religious diversity through his innovative work in Theology and Religious Studies. In his publications, he has not only overcome apologetic barriers between Buddhism and Christianity and demonstrated the potential for mutual enrichment of various religious traditions in dialogue, but also championed a pluralist Theology of Religions. On this pluralist basis, Schmidt-Leukel has developed the vision of a theology beyond boundaries, which takes the form of interreligious discourse and draws on the rich resources and insights of the global history of religions.
Deutsche Beschreibung
Stephen E. Harris
The Joke is Samsara – 253
In dieser Festschrift zu Ehren von Perry Schmidt-Leukel anlässlich seines siebzigsten Geburtstags sind Aufsätze versammelt, die sich konstruktiv mit seinen gelehrten und weitreichenden Beiträgen zu den Bereichen Theologie der Religionen, interreligiöse Theologie, Religionsphilosophie, Buddhismus und Religionswissenschaft, buddhistisch-christliche Beziehungen und interreligiöser Dialog auseinandersetzen.
Perry Schmidt-Leukel hat durch seine innovative Arbeit in Theologie und Religionswissenschaft einen bedeutenden Beitrag zur wissenschaftlichen Erforschung von Religion und religiöser Vielfalt geleistet. In seinen Veröffentlichungen hat er nicht nur apologetische Barrieren zwischen Buddhismus und Christentum überwunden und das Potenzial für eine gegenseitige Bereicherung verschiedener religiöser Traditionen im Dialog aufgezeigt, sondern sich auch für eine pluralistische Theologie der Religionen eingesetzt. Auf dieser pluralistischen Grundlage hat Schmidt-Leukel die Vision einer Theologie jenseits der Grenzen entwickelt, die in Form eines interreligiösen Diskurses auf die reichen Ressourcen und Erkenntnisse der globalen Religionsgeschichte zurückgreift.
Inhaltsverzeichnis / Contents
Paul F. Knitter
Foreword – 11
Melanie Barbato, Mathias Schneider, Fabian Völker
Introduction – 15
Paul F. Knitter
Foreword – 11
Melanie Barbato, Mathias Schneider, Fabian Völker
Introduction – 15
Part 1 Theology of Religions
Alan Race
Religious Experience in an Interfaith Context – 21
Reinhold Bernhardt
A New Phenomenology of Religions – 33
Rose Drew
Reinterpreting Christianity in the Light of Other Religions
Authority, Dissent, and the Question of Belonging – 43
Religious Experience in an Interfaith Context – 21
Reinhold Bernhardt
A New Phenomenology of Religions – 33
Rose Drew
Reinterpreting Christianity in the Light of Other Religions
Authority, Dissent, and the Question of Belonging – 43
Achim Riggert
Dialogue and the Theology of Religions
Perspectives of Paul F. Knitter and Perry Schmidt-Leukel
in Conversation – 53
Dialogue and the Theology of Religions
Perspectives of Paul F. Knitter and Perry Schmidt-Leukel
in Conversation – 53
Part 2 Interreligious Theology
Catherine Cornille
The Question of Appropriation in
Comparative and Interreligious Theology – 65
The Question of Appropriation in
Comparative and Interreligious Theology – 65
Reza Shah-Kazemi
Comparative Compassion
Muslim and Buddhist Perspectives on Soteriology as Upaya – 75
Comparative Compassion
Muslim and Buddhist Perspectives on Soteriology as Upaya – 75
Mathias Schneider
Toward an Interreligious Eschatology
Hermeneutical, Methodological,
and Systematic Considerations – 87
Beitrag lesen (über academia.edu)
Toward an Interreligious Eschatology
Hermeneutical, Methodological,
and Systematic Considerations – 87
Beitrag lesen (über academia.edu)
Part 3 Philosophy of Religion and Religious Studies
Gregor Paul
Humaneness as Decisive Criterion of Acceptable Religious Faith
Perry Schmidt-Leukel’s Pluralist Theology of Religions as a Contribution to
Universal Ethics – 101
Humaneness as Decisive Criterion of Acceptable Religious Faith
Perry Schmidt-Leukel’s Pluralist Theology of Religions as a Contribution to
Universal Ethics – 101
Andreas Nehring
Spirituality and Art
Transgressions in the Context of Religious Pluralism – 113
Spirituality and Art
Transgressions in the Context of Religious Pluralism – 113
Bernhard Nitsche
Dimensions of Human Personhood and Forms of Divine Transcendence
A Hypothesis in
the Philosophy of Religion – 127
Dimensions of Human Personhood and Forms of Divine Transcendence
A Hypothesis in
the Philosophy of Religion – 127
Kenneth Rose
Wet Contemplation or Dry Contemplation?
A Fractally Recurring Controversy in Christianity,
Hinduism, and Buddhism – 139
Wet Contemplation or Dry Contemplation?
A Fractally Recurring Controversy in Christianity,
Hinduism, and Buddhism – 139
Fabian Völker
Transcendence, Reason, and Self-Annihilation
Interreligious Theology and Transcendental Philosophy of Religion – 149
Transcendence, Reason, and Self-Annihilation
Interreligious Theology and Transcendental Philosophy of Religion – 149
Part 4 Interreligious Dialogue
Paul Hedges
Does Perry Schmidt-Leukel Have a Theory of Interreligious Dialogue?
On Interreligious Theology
as Dialogical Activity – 163
Does Perry Schmidt-Leukel Have a Theory of Interreligious Dialogue?
On Interreligious Theology
as Dialogical Activity – 163
Martin Rötting
Interreligious Dialogue and the Future of Religion
Fractal Elements and Third Spaces – 173
Interreligious Dialogue and the Future of Religion
Fractal Elements and Third Spaces – 173
Reinhard Kirste
Dialogical-Mystical Approaches to the Ultimate
John Hick and Perry Schmidt-Leukel – 183
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Dialogical-Mystical Approaches to the Ultimate
John Hick and Perry Schmidt-Leukel – 183
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Melanie Barbato
Clusters of Identity
in Interreligious Dialogue – 193
Clusters of Identity
in Interreligious Dialogue – 193
Part 5 Buddhism in Dialogue
Dennis Hirota
Illuminating Dissonance
Shinran’s Naturalness and Eckhart’s Flow – 205
Illuminating Dissonance
Shinran’s Naturalness and Eckhart’s Flow – 205
Thomas Cattoi
The Logos and gzhang stong
Divine Immanence and Creative Agency in Early Christianity and Tibet – 219
Elizabeth J. Harris
Anger and Serenity
A Buddhist-Christian Exploration – 229
The Logos and gzhang stong
Divine Immanence and Creative Agency in Early Christianity and Tibet – 219
Elizabeth J. Harris
Anger and Serenity
A Buddhist-Christian Exploration – 229
Pan-chiu Lai
Salvation and Buddhist-Christian Dialogue – 239
Salvation and Buddhist-Christian Dialogue – 239
Part 6 Buddhist Studies
Stephen E. Harris
The Joke is Samsara – 253
Joachim Gentz A New Reading of Ming Taizu’s Essay on the Three Teachings – 261
Christopher V. Jones Reflections on Satyaka Nigranthaputra.
A Model Teacher of Non-Buddhist Religion (Eventually) – 275
A Model Teacher of Non-Buddhist Religion (Eventually) – 275
Bibliography of Perry Schmidt-Leukel (1984–2024) – 287
List of Contributors – 309
