World Religions and Their Missions

ISBN-13: 9781433122842 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 349 str.

Aaron J. Ghiloni

Opis

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 Baha'i Faith, Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, and Mormonism. The text also develops innovative frameworks for interreligious encounters and comparative mission studies.

Spis treści

Contents: Aaron J. Ghiloni: The Varieties of Religious Mission – Jesse M. Smith: Atheism – Robin Mihrshahi: The Bahá'í Faith – Glenys Eddy: Buddhism – Ferdinando Sardella: Hinduism – Mehmet Ozalp: Islam – David Golding: Mormonism – Aaron J. Ghiloni: Towards the Comparative Study of Mission – Brian J. Adams: Mission and Interreligious Dialogue: A Deliberative Democratic Framework.

O autorze

Aaron J. Ghiloni (PhD, University of Queensland) is a faculty member at Trinity College Queensland (Australia), an affiliate lecturer at Australian Catholic University, and an honorary research fellow at the University of Queensland. Ghiloni is the author of John Dewey among the Theologians.