Articles:
Roman Catholic Approaches to Other Religions: Developments and Tensions
Paul Knitter
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- Title:
- Roman Catholic Approaches to Other Religions: Developments and Tensions
- Author(s):
- Knitter, Paul
- Date:
- 1984
- Type:
- Articles
- Department:
- Union Theological Seminary
- Volume:
- 8
- Permanent URL:
- http://hdl.handle.net/10022/AC:P:12968
- Book/Journal Title:
- International Bulletin of Missionary Research
- Abstract:
- The article traces stages in the development of Roman Catholic attitudes towards other faiths, with special concern for the question of the uniqueness of Christ. Five stages are identified: 1) exclusive ecclesiocentrism -- "no salvation outside the church"; 2) inclusive ecclesiocentrism -- no salvation without the church; 3) constitutive christocentrism -- Christ working anonymously in the religions; 4) normative christocentrism -- Christ the final norm for all religions; and 5) dialogical theocentrism -- the many religions as many co-equal partners in God. The article urges greater inter-Christian dialogue in exploring the validity of this final stage.
- Subject(s):
- Religion
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