No Other Gods: Christian Belief in Dialogue with Buddhism, Hinduism, and Islam
In today's pluralistic culture, Christianity is no longer the dominant belief system. Interest in religion is on the increase again after having declined in the seventies, but this does not mean that people are returning to the same positions they once held. Eastern religions, especially, have attracted wide interest. This significant work by Hendrik Vroom presses the theological and dialogical dimensions of religious pluralism. Vroom here makes a broad study of the views of Christianity,...
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In today's pluralistic culture, Christianity is no longer the dominant belief system. Interest in religion is on the increase again after having declined in the seventies, but this does not mean that people are returning to the same positions they once held. Eastern religions, especially, have attracted wide interest. This significant work by Hendrik Vroom presses the theological and dialogical dimensions of religious pluralism. Vroom here makes a broad study of the views of Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism, and Islam, especially their views on truth, and explores their mutual relationships. In the process, he seeks to answer a crucial question for our time: For what reasons would a person who has read extensively on Buddhist, Hindu, or Islamic thought continue to be a Christian?
Preface1Introduction12No-Self, Emptiness, and God92.1Introduction92.2No-Self: Emptiness or a Renewed Person?132.3A Force Field and "God"232.4Wisdom and Compassion, Love and Justice322.5The Truth of the Existence of Suffering383God Has an Inexhaustible Number of Names433.1Introduction433.2The Many Images of the One Divinity453.3World Order, Duty, and Sanctity553.4Reincarnation and Moksha714The One God, the Prophet, and the Cross834.1Introduction834.2One God, Creator and Ruler of All Things904.3The Relation between God and Jesus1004.4The Prophet Muhammad1144.5Is the Koran Inspired?1215... No Other Gods ...1275.1Introduction1275.2Absolutism or Exclusivism?1285.3The Same God?1435.4... No Other Gods before Me ...1505.5Is Christianity Better?1625.6Critical Dialogue164
