Identity and Change in the Christian Tradition - Couverture souple

Brink, Gijsbert Van Den; Sarot, Marcel

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 3631351615 ISBN 13 : 9783631351611

Editeur : Peter Lang GmbH, 1999

Synopsis

In at least two respects the position of religion and Christianity in the Western world has changed in recent years. Firstly, there is a growing plurality of and pluriformity within religions. And secondly, religions tend to change and develop faster and on a larger scale than they used to. This gives rise to the questions of change and continuity of religious traditions addressed in this volume : What function does the conceptual system or 'language game' of religion fulfil within the context of human thought and life ? In what ways and under what circumstances do such conceptual systems require innovative changes in order to remain adequate for fulfilling this function ? How are the continuity and change within religious traditions related to these issues ? What is the nature of this continuity and of such changes within traditions ? What role can theology play in initiating and directing such changes ? In answering these questions, most contributions to the present volume focus on the Christian tradition.

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À propos de l'auteur

The Editors : Marcel Sarot and Gijsbert van den Brink teach philosophical theology at Utrecht University, the Netherlands.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Peter Lang GmbH
• Date d'édition: 1999
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 3631351615
• ISBN 13: 9783631351611
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 244
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• Personne responsable: non disponible