Author: Perry Schmidt-Leukel
God Beyond Boundaries
Translated from German into English by Ulrike Guthrie, Carolina Weening, Charlie Cahill, Perry Schmidt-Leukel
Autoreninfo
Schmidt-Leukel, Perry, Prof. Dr., ist Professor für Religionswissenschaft und interkulturelle Theologie an der Universität Münster. Er ist am Exzellenzcluster Religion und Politik der Universität Münster beteiligt. Er ist Mitglied im international advisory board des Forschungsprojektes „Religion und Dialog in modernen Gesellschaften“ an der Akademie der Weltreligionen der Universität Hamburg.
christlich-buddhistischer Dialog und Pluralismusfähigkeit der Religionen.
Kommentare
Endorsements: Comprehensive in scope, trenchantly argued and refreshingly clear in presentation, this book marks Perry Schmidt-Leukel out as the leading exponent of the pluralist position in the highly contested Christian theology of religions discussion. God Beyond Boundaries is set to become a classic in its field.
Schmidt-Leukel argues cogently for a theology that is both pluralist and Christian. He does not ask Christians to betray their experience of God or the cornerstones of their faith but invites us to recognize that these are compatible with experiences of the transcendent within other religions and so affirm that more than one religion can mediate the salvific. It should be compulsory reading for anyone who would deny that religious pluralism can be a Christian position.
What John Hick did back in the 80s with his monumental An Interpretation of Religion, Perry Schmidt-Leukel carries forward in this equally monumental apologia for a pluralistic understanding of religious diversity. He not only shows the philosophical and theological consistency of the pluralist model but also clearly lays out its fruitfulness in the Christian dialogue with Judaism, Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism. Within the broad and often strident conversation about interreligious relations, Schmidt-Leukel’s case for pluralism will be engaging, if not compelling.
