{"product_id":"circling-the-elephant-a-comparative-theology-of-religious-diversity-9780823287734","title":"Circling the Elephant: A Comparative Theology of Religious Diversity","description":"This book argues that Christian theology must be done in conversation with other religions. The book integrates theology of religious diversity, comparative theology, and constructive theology by moving beyond reified accounts of \"religions\" that make interreligious learning impossible. The author proposes a new theory of the religious that celebrates interreligious learning.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn J. Thatamanil\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Theology and World Religions at Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York. He is the author of\u003ci\u003e The Immanent Divine: God, Creation, and the Human Predicament\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eAn East-West Conversation\u003c\/i\u003e (Fortress, 2006). He teaches a wide variety of courses in the areas of comparative theology, theologies of religious diversity, Hindu-Christian dialogue, the theology of Paul Tillich, theory of religion, and process theology. He is committed to the work of comparative theology--theology that learns from and with a variety of traditions. A central question that drives his work is \"How can Christian communities come to see religious diversity as a promise rather than as a problem?\"\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Fordham University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50635264229650,"sku":"9780823287734","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9a197ebb-2a22-40e9-a8c0-5ce1d5d700d3.jpg?v=1732839122","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/circling-the-elephant-a-comparative-theology-of-religious-diversity-9780823287734","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}