Comparative Theology: Deep Learning Across Religious Borders

ISBN: 978-1-4051-7973-7

Hardcover

200 pages

March 2010, Wiley-Blackwell

Other Available Formats: Paperback

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A multi-faceted introduction to the theory, history, methodology and practice of comparative theology – the in-depth study of different religious traditions and the relationships between them – enabling the reader to engage in genuinely comparative study
Draws on the author’s three decades of experience in the field of comparative theology, making him ideally placed to write this book
Demonstrates that comparative theology can be initiated from within any religious tradition and even from a personally defined faith-perspective
Discusses the history of the field and the distinctive features of its current practice; differentiating comparative theology from subjects including comparative religion and the history of religions
Includes examples of comparative theology in practice, and debates the long-term effects of this on the religions involved and on the study of religions more broadly