{"product_id":"comparative-theology-isbn-9781405179744","title":"Comparative Theology","description":"Drawing upon the author’s three decades of work in comparative theology, this is a pertinent and comprehensive introduction to the field, which offers a clear guide to the reader, enabling them to engage in comparative study.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe author has three decades of experience of work in the field of comparative theology and is ideally placed to write this book\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eToday’s increasing religious diversity makes this a pertinent and timely publication\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUnique in the depth of its introduction and explanation of the discipline of ‘comparative theology’\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides examples of how comparative theology works in the new global context of human religiosity\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDraws on examples specific to Hindu-Christian studies to show how it is possible to understand more deeply the wider diversity around us.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eClearly guides the reader, enabling them to engage in comparative study\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface and Acknowledgments xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Starting Points 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Religious Diversity and Comparative Theology 3\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiversity around Us 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiversity within Us 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComparative Theology as a Response to Twenty-first-Century Religious Diversity 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDistinguishing Comparative Theology from Related Disciplines 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComparative Theology and the Academic Study of Religions 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComparative Theology and Interreligious Dialogue 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComparative Theology and the Theology of Religions 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComparative Theology Autobiographically Grounded 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOn the Limits of This Book 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLooking Ahead 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 In Generations Past: Some Ancestors to Today’s Comparative Theology 24\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComparative Theology and the Long History of Christian Interreligious Reflection 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWestern Jesuit Scholars in India 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComparative Theology as a Discipline (1699–) 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Moderate Criticism of Missionary Scholarship and the Older Comparative Theology 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAt the End of the Era 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Comparative Theology Today 41\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e David Tracy 42\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e Keith Ward 43\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e Robert C. Neville 45\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e A Note on \u003ci\u003eRaimon Panikkar\u003c\/i\u003e 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e James Fredericks 49\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e New Directions 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e From Theory (Back) to Practice 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Doing Theology Comparatively 55\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 From Theory to Practice 57\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e The Practice of (Comparative) Religious Reading 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Intelligent Reading 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Commentary as a Religious Practice 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Interreligious Commentary 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Leaving Room for Other Readers and Their Readings 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Necessarily Elite Choices 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Getting Particular: A Christian Studies Hinduism 69\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e The Importance of Focus 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e (Self)Identifying This Particular Comparative Theologian 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Making a Map, Marking the Field:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Hinduism in Brief 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Getting Particular: Mimamsa, Vedanta, and Srivaisnavism 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Appreciating Similarities 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Theistic Hinduism as a Useful and Comfortable Focus 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Theology as a Hindu Discipline 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Comparative Theology in Hinduism and Other Traditions 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMy Comparative Theology, Indebted to Hindu Theologies 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 “Learning to See”: Comparative Practice and the Widening of Theological Vision 87\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Plenary Address at the Catholic Theology Society of America, 2003 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Near a Goddess 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Devi’s Beauty, Devi’s Pleasure 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Rediscovering Mary 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Mary and Her Son Jesus, through Muslim Eyes 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Sojourner Truth’s Liberating God 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e All in Christ, but Still All 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Vocation 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e After “Learning to See” 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III The Fruits of Comparison 109\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Theology After Comparison 111\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Comparative Theology and the Larger Work of Theology 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e The Multiple Responsibilities of the Comparative Theologian 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Some Theological Presuppositions Implicit in Comparative Theology 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Comparative Theological Learning, in Particular 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e The Imago Dei and Our Destiny in Bliss 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e What “Narayana” Might Mean for the Christian 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Encountering Goddesses 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Comparative Theology and the Intensification of Devotion 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Theology on a Smaller Scale 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 “God for Us” 128\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“God for Us”: An Essay 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e A Verse, a Clue 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e What Hindus Thought about the Verse 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Living the Verse 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Verse and Its Wider Context 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e An Aside on How to See God and on How God Wills to Be Seen 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Noticing One’s First Citizenship: Reflection on Ignatian Insight and My Home Citizenship 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e What Ignatius Had to Say 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Some Contemporary Views of the Intensification and Emptying of the Imagination in the Spiritual Exercises 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Multiple Religious Belonging, Human but Also Divine 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e “God for Us” as Comparative Theology 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Comparative Writer, Comparative Reader 154\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e The Comparative Theologian Transformed 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e The Comparative Theologian as Marginal Person 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e The Comparative Theologian’s New Community 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Tasks and Opportunities for the Reader 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Beyond This Book 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelect Bibliography 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 177\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e“This marvelous book should stand as an invitation to many. I very much hope that it is taken up.”  (\u003ci\u003eHarvard\u003cbr\u003e Theological Review\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 April 2012)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“In this context, Comparative Theology is a timely publication.”  (\u003ci\u003eTeaching Theology\u003c\/i\u003e, 2012)\u003c\/p\u003e \"There is much to admire in this short but insightful book - not least the background that Clooney sketches: the genealogy of the term ‘comparative theology' and the summary of various contemporary comparativists, from Raimon Pannikkar, Robert Neville and Keith Ward to a whole school of younger scholars which is beginning to emerge, especially in the United States.\" (The Way,1 April 2011)  \u003cp\u003e\"It's a fascinating book, all the same. I warmly recommend it .\" (Theology, 1 March 2011)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Comparative Theology will be of interest to people looking for a method for interfaith dialogue that affirms the value of one's theological commitments and could serve well as a textbook for courses exploring interfaith theological discourse.\" (Journal of Ecumenical Studies, 1 January 2011)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"But as this volume suggests, our interreligious milieu provides a new impetus not just for learning about our neighbors' faiths but learning from them. Francis X. Clooney, S.J., is a most trustworthy guide.\" (\u003ci\u003eThe National Catholic Weekly,\u003c\/i\u003e September 2010)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Clooney's book thus provides an extremely needful, as well as accessible, contribution to the furthering of this developing discipline, and as such it is a very valuable piece of scholarship.\" (\u003ci\u003eAmerican Theological Inquiry\u003c\/i\u003e, July 2010)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eFrancis X. Clooney\u003c\/b\u003e, S.J., is Parkman Professor of Divinity at Harvard University. His primary areas of scholarship are theological commentarial writings in the Sanskrit and Tamil traditions of Hindu India, and the developing field of comparative theology. He was the first president of the International Society for Hindu-Christian Studies, and, from 1998 to 2004, was coordinator for interreligious dialogue for the Jesuits of the United States. Professor Clooney is the author of numerous articles and books, including \u003ci\u003eHindu God, Christian God\u003c\/i\u003e (2001), \u003ci\u003eDivine Mother, Blessed Mother\u003c\/i\u003e (2005), \u003ci\u003eJesuit\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ePostmodern: Scholarship, Vocation, and Identity in the 21st Century\u003c\/i\u003e (2006), \u003ci\u003eBeyond Compare: St. Francis and Sri Vedanta Desika on Loving Surrender to God\u003c\/i\u003e (2008), and \u003ci\u003eThe Truth, the Way, the Life: Christian Commentary on the Three Holy Mantras of the Srivaisnava Hindus\u003c\/i\u003e (2008).  This is a highly engaging introduction to comparative theology by one of the world’s most respected scholars in this fast-growing field. The book describes the development of the area and shows the reader both how to understand and undertake comparative theology.  \u003cp\u003eDrawing on the author’s three decades of work in the area of comparative theology, the book discusses the history of the field and the distinctive features of its current practice. While giving a clear sense of the purposes and methods of the discipline, Clooney draws upon his extensive study and experience to illustrate how one makes the necessary choices about which traditions to study, and how to focus manageably the comparative study any of us endeavors to undertake. Several chapters offer full-length examples of comparative theology in practice. The book also considers the issues of truth and the long-term effects of the comparative theological project on living religions in their faith, truth, and practice, on the study of religions, and on the comparativist.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis multifaceted introduction to the field enables the reader to engage in comparative study, demonstrating that comparative theology can be initiated from within any religious tradition and even in accord with a personally defined spiritual path.\u003c\/p\u003e  “It succeeds in a magisterial way: the book provides the first history of the discipline, exposits the approaches of its major players, discusses issues of methodology, sets directions for the development of the discipline, and carefully notes its strengths and limitations … This book will be the standard introduction for comparative theologians. And it is a persuasive answer to anyone who thinks that comparison muddies confessional truth.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e–Robert Cummings Neville, Boston University\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"This will be a definitive text which introduces and exemplifies the discipline of comparative theology, as an important part of theology and the study of religions. It's an original and scholarly book, and deserves to be widely read.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e–Keith Ward, University of Oxford\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47988956725477,"sku":"NP9781405179744","price":35.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781405179744.jpg?v=1761782202","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/comparative-theology-isbn-9781405179744","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}