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Ecumenics from the Rim
John D'Arcy May's achievements motivate these essays on ecumenics. Amid today's scepticism about the ecumenical movement's relevance, the authors demonstrate the necessity of working together for the betterment of all. This book deepens our understanding of how theology, peace and reconciliation studies and interfaith dialogue critically cooperate for the flourishing of earth's life. The perspective of church unity amid ecclesial division is broadened to embrace interfaith and intercultural issues: ecumenics becomes visible as the intellectual paradigm of our times.
Imagining the Ecumenical
In its twentieth century history, Ecumenism was called both 'the great new idea of our time' and 'the big bore of our time'. Perhaps because the ecumenical idea remained the property of the Christian churches as they entered a period of steady decline in the West, the wider dimensions of the ecumenical are only now receiving the theological attention they deserve. Theology is originally and essentially narrative, and one of its most effective media has traditionally been story. In telling the story of his journey from an unquestioning Catholicism through Christian ecumenism to the developing relations between the world's religions, John D'Arcy May brings into sharp focus the questions raised...
The Buddha and Religious Diversity
Providing a rigorous analysis of Buddhist ways of understanding religious diversity, this book develops a new foundation for cross-cultural understanding of religious diversity in our time. Examining the complexity and uniqueness of Buddha’s approach to religious pluralism using four main categories – namely exclusivism, inclusivism, pluralistic-inclusivism and pluralism – the book proposes a cross-cultural and interreligious interpretation of each category, thus avoiding the accusation of intellectual colonialism. The key argument is that, unlike the Buddha, most Buddhist traditions today, including Theravda Buddhism and even the Dalai Lama, consider liberation and the highest stages ...
Human dignity and fundamental rights in South Africa and Ireland
Post-apartheid South Africa has yielded enlightened judicial decisions in contrast to the limited interpretation of human rights in Ireland. The value of human dignity with its central position in international law underpins both countries’ Constitutions, but has left a more striking mark in South Africa. There it has impacted significantly on punishment for crimes, family life, children’s rights, defamation, sexual violence investigations, substantive equality and socio-economic rights. Practical guidance can be gleaned from South Africa to revitalise Irish jurisprudence. While its focus is on South Africa and Ireland, this book draws on the experience of many countries and regions.
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