Description: Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:An Apology For ApologeticsISBN13:9781556357312ISBN10:1556357311Author:Griffiths, Paul J. (Author)Description:Description: An Apology For Apologetics Argues That A Vigorous Apologetics Is A Vital Component Of Any Sound Effort At Interreligious Dialogue Griffiths Shows That A Spirited Defense Of Each Religious Tradition Must Be Made By People Who Are Both Committed To Their Truth And Open To Serious Criticisms By Members Of Other Faith Traditions He Demonstrates Why And How Such A Recognition Of The Necessity Of Interreligious Apologetics (The Noia Principle) Runs Counter To The Underlying Presuppositions Of Many Proponents Of Interreligious Dialogue Griffiths Raises The Specter Of An Unacceptable Price That Will Be Paid If The Apologetic Enterprise Is Abandoned Religious Traditions, He Shows Convincingly, Will Face Relegation To The Realm Of Purely Private Opinion And Religious People Will Be Denied The Minimum Plausibility They Need To Engage In Public Discourse He Argues Ultimately That If Basic Doctrines Cannot Be Defended Against Alien Claims, Religious Tradition Cannot Survive This Book Will Without A Doubt Stimulate The Debate It Seeks To Introduce: It Unapologetically Issues A Challenge To Teacup Ecumenists And Lazy Pluralists An Apology For Apologetics Is For All Who Are Seriously Concerned With Their Own Religious Communities It Shows How To Think About (And Communicate With) Those Whose Practices And Convictions Seem To Differ Significantly From One's Own Endorsements: It Is A Delight To Read This Rigorously-Argued Analysis Of The Significance Of Religious Differences No Recent Book In This Area Takes The Realities Of Religious Pluralism With Such Consistent And Utter Seriousness --J A Dinoia, Op, The Thomist Refreshing, Lucid, And Penetrating Griffiths Sets A Rigorous New Agenda For Interfaith Dialogue --Gavin D'costa, West London Institute Of Higher Education About The Contributor(S): Paul J Griffiths Is Schmitt Professor Of Catholic Studies And Chair Of The Department Of Classics Mediterranean Studies At The University Of Illinois At Chicago And The Author Of The Much-Acclaimed Christianity Through Non-Christian Eyes Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:WIPF & STOCK PUBLPublication Date:2007-12-01Weight:0.42 lbsDimensions:0.28'' H x 8.92'' L x 6.13'' WNumber of Pages:113Language:English
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Book Title: Apology for Apologetics : a Study in the Logic of Interreligious Dialogue
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.2in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Paul J. Griffiths
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Christian Theology / General, Christian Theology / Apologetics, Christianity / Denominations, Comparative Religion, Christian Church / General
Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
Publication Year: 2007
Genre: Religion
Item Weight: 7.2 Oz
Number of Pages: 126 Pages
