World Religions and Their Missions (eBook, ePUB)

Redaktion: Aaron J. Ghiloni, Ghiloni

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Produktbeschreibung

Schleiermacher maintained that «to make proselytes out of unbelievers is deeply engrained in the character of religion.» But why do religions proselytize? Do all religions seek conversions? How are religions adapting their proclamations in a deeply plural world? This book provides a detailed analysis of the missionary impulse as it is manifested across a range of religious and irreligious traditions. World Religions and Their Missions systematically compares the motives and methods of the «missions» of Atheism, the Bahá'í Faith, Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, and Mormonism. The text also develops innovative frameworks for interreligious encounters and comparative mission studies.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. April 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781454198666
• Artikelnr.: 47977239

Autorenporträt

Aaron J. Ghiloni is a Research Fellow of the Centre for Public and Contextual Theology at Charles Sturt University and an Honorary Senior Research Fellow in Religious Studies at the University of Queensland.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Illustrations - Acknowledgements - Contributors - Aaron J. Ghiloni: A Plurality of Missions - Traditions - Robin Mihrshahi: The Global Mission of the Bahá'í Faith: Individual and Collective Transformation Through Spiritual Education - Glenys Eddy: Trends in Buddhist Mission from the Time of Shakyamuni Buddha to the Era of Globalization - Atola Longkumer: Christian Mission: Between the Great Commission and the Great Commandment - Ferdinando Sardella: The History of Mission in Hinduism: The Spread of Bhakti from India to the West - Mehmet Ozalp: Da'wah and Conversion in Islamic Theology and Practice - Zahra N. Jamal: Justice as Mission: An Islamic View of Individual, Social, and Institutional Duties - David Golding: Mormon Mission in Concept and Practice: From Apocalyptic Gathering to Teaching Salvation - Jesse M. Smith: Nonreligion and Its Mission Impulse: From Support and Inclusion to Advocacy and Institutional Growth - Comparisons - Aaron J. Ghiloni: Studying Mission Comparatively: From Max Müller to Max Universalism - Brian J. Adams: Mission and Interreligious Dialogue: A Deliberative Democratic Framework - Index.

Rezensionen

PRAISE FOR THE FIRST EDITION

"As a parallel or sub-discipline of the field of comparative religion, comparative missiology is in its infancy. At present, Aaron Ghiloni's World Religions and their Missions serves as a foundational work for the emerging field of comparative missiology." -Missionalia

"This is a most timely, comprehensive and valuable collection All in all, it is a most useful resource, and a gathering of highly insightful analyses, for those involved in Christian theology, in the theologies of other religions and in inter-faith relations." -Pacifica

"L'objectif est d'amorcer ce qu'on pourrait appeler une missiologie comparative...Destiné notamment aux acteurs de l'éducation interreligieuse, cet ensemble aborde un thème plutôt délaissé jusqu'ici." -Nouvelle revue théologique

"Z uwagi na rozwój zainteresowania i studiów nad innymi religiami potrzeba nam równiez refl eksji nad ekspansja/misjami innych religii. Redaktor tej ksiazki podjal sie wiec bardzo waznego i ciekawego zadania... Ghiloni ukazuje, ze zyjemy nie tylko w czasach pluralizmu religijnego, ale równiez pluralizmu." -Annales Missiologici Posnanienses

"Considering the growing academic interest in comparative religion and interreligious dialogue, it is surprising that until recently there were no significant studies comparing attitudes to mission in the various religions around the globe. This volume...is therefore a very welcome contribution to the field of comparative religion." -Entangled Religions