THE ROOTS OF RELIGIOUS DIVERSITY
SOME PHILOSOPHICAL CATEGORIES
Keywords:
VATICAN II, NOSTRA AETATE, GAUDIUM ET SPES, DIALOGUE, PROCLAMATION, INTERFAITHAbstract
Interfaith dialogue remains an imperative and, indeed, a wonderful experience and ideal. Differences are inevitable, but precious clarifications can be gained by employing some of the categories developed in Bernard Lonergan’s Method in Theology. Accordingly, in the interests of clarifying dialogical communication, the parties involved might reflect on the kind of meaning they seek to express (theory, practice, existential, etc.). Further, on what level is the dialogue being conducted, e.g., empirical, imaginative, intellectual, moral, etc.)? What carriers of meaning are being used, e.g., mood, symbols, art, texts, living witness...? By drawing attention to a number of terms and categories that occur in the interface between theology, philosophy and diverse religious traditions, dialogue can be both clarified and
promoted.
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