1st Edition

Brahman A Comparative Theology

By Michael Myers Copyright 2001
    284 Pages
    by Routledge

    282 Pages
    by Routledge

    This book is a critique of western systematic theology. It borrows insights from India and other traditions; it is not a synthesis of religious traditions. The book includes two parts, method and systematics. It examines the traditional topics of systematic theology '- topics such as the existence and nature of God, revelation and reason, religious ethics and human practice, the relation of God to the world, Christology, and eschatology - and allows these topics to grow in conversation with India and to change according to dialogical insights. The book is prompted by a perceived need to cross the boundaries between western and Indian worldviews in a systematic and comprehensive way. The purpose of the book is to enable scholars worldwide to extend their theological resources and to look anew at the problems and prospects of a comparative, systematic theology.

    Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Theological Worldviews: One-dimensional, Two-dimensional, or Holistic?; Chapter 3 Vedic Holism and Theology; Chapter 4 ?ruti: Revelation Through Sacred Text; Chapter 5 Is Brahman God?; Chapter 6 The World: Cosmic Order and the Problem of Evil; Chapter 7 Humanity, Comparative Christology and Eschatology;

    Biography

    Michael Myers