A growing number of people experience their own spiritual lives as
being inspired by more than one religious tradition. Multi-religious
identity formation and double-belonging are obvious signs of a process
of significant transformation as a result inter-faith encounter - a
transformation that had been expected and positively willed by various
inter-faith theologians. "Transformation by Integration" looks more
deeply at a number of issues involved, including: What does it mean
theologically to move beyond tolerance towards a genuine appreciation
of other religions? How can multi-religious identity be assessed
theologically? And, will we have to reconsider the widespread dismissal
of syncretism? Perry Schmidt-Leukel takes the next theological step on
the basis of a pluralist paradigm within the theology of religions.
Professor Perry
Schmidt-Leukel is Professor of Systematic Theology and Religious
Studies and Chair of World Religions for Peace at the University of
Glasgow. He is a specialist in Buddhist-Christian dialogue and a
leading proponent of a pluralistic theology of religions.
Schmidt-Leukel,
Perry: Transformation by Integration. How Inter-Faith Encounter Changes
Christianity. Scm Press. ISBN 978-0334043171.
