Philosophy Bridging The World Religions

This is the fifth and last volume of the EXPO-Discourses of the World Religions (World Exposition EXPO 2000, Hannover, Germany). The series aims at a deeper understanding of the similarities and differences between Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam in their theological and philosophical propositions. It sees in philosophy a bridge between the religions and a means to overcome religious hostility and fundamentalism and to further the dialogue of the religions

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ForewordPhilosophy as Mediator between Religions: Introduction1Christianity and the Discourse of the World Religions: The Contribution of Philosophical Theology7The Dialogue of Islam and the World Faiths: The Role of Speculative Philosophy21Judaism: Intra-Religious Plurality as a Chance for Discourse between Religions38Discussion of the Role of Philosophy in Christianity, Islam, and Judaism54The Role of Good Manners as a Bridge between the World Religions in the Sanatana Tradition (Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism)66The Speculative Philosophy of the Triunity in Chinese Universism (Taoism) and Buddhism: Its Philosophical-Religious Significance and its Contribution to the Taoist-Buddhist-Christian Dialogue96The Contribution of Religious to the Dialogue of the World Religions123Discussion of the Contributions of Good Manners, Trinuity Speculation, and Religious Studies to the Dialogue of the World Religions155Philosophical Dialogue of the Religions, instead of Clash of Civilizations, in the Process of Globalization, from an Islamic Perspective: With an Appendix: "In Europe there are no 'Indigenous' and 'Imported' Religions"161Discussion of Dialogue instead of the Clash of Religions in Islam179The Philosophy of the World Religions as the Philosophy of Revelations183Discussion of the Revelations of the Religions217Conversation between the Representatives of the World Religions after the Conclusion of the Public Discourse220Contributors224Index of Persons227Index of Subjects to Volumes 1-5 of the Series "A Discourse of the World Religions"231

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