Comparative Theology, Comparative Religion, and Hindu-Christian Studies: Ethnography as Method

Reflections on Hindu Theology

comparative study of relations between science and religion in christian modern theology (with emphasis on barbour, peters and mcgrath)

in this paper, we study the existing relations between science and religion in the views of ian barbour, peters and alister mcgrath (with a particular focus on 19th, 20th and 21st centuries). it is interesting to note that while mcgrath supports the dialogical model; peters, on the other hand, argues for the hypothetical agreement model, and finally we have barbour who favors the correlational ...

A Comparative Study of Religiocentrism among Christian, Muslim and Hindu Students in Tamil Nadu, India

Th is article presents a theoretical framework for religiocentrism that is suited to cross-religious comparisons between Christians, Muslims and Hindus. Religiocentrism is defined as the combination of positive attitudes toward the religious ingroup and negative attitudes toward religious outgroup(s). Empirical research proves the relevance of the construct ‘religiocentrism’ among Christian, Mu...

COMPARATIVE THEOLOGY AS CHALLENGE FOR THE THEOLOGY OF THE 21ST CENTURY

In this article the author first gives an introduction to his own approach to comparative theology (CT). After some introductory considerations, an outline of the idea and foundation of CT is given and is contrasted with traditional approaches to other religions; the methods, goals, and also the limits of CT are discussed; CT is differentiated from religious studies and the theology of religion...

Religion and Comparative Politics

■ Abstract Although scholars tend to downplay the role of religion in political life, the vast majority of people in the world profess a strong allegiance to some spiritual faith. Secularization theory has long held that religion would become irrelevant, leading many comparative scholars to ignore this potentially significant variable. A recent resurgence in religious fundamentalism and “new re...