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Developments in Christian Thought
Extract – Vatican II on secularisation
In the Constitution on the Church in the World Today (1962): “The freedom of the Church is the fundamental principle in…
Read MoreExtract – Karl Rahner and Inclusivism
source Probably the best known Christian proponent of this inclusivist perspective is Karl Rahner. Christianity, he argues, cannot recognize any other…
Read MoreExtract – Willliam Alston Defends Exclusivism
source William Alston represents an even more charitable response to exclusivism. His perspective is based on what he sees as a…
Read MoreArticle – the Case for Christian Exclusivism
source In this article an evangelical Christian,Gary Crampton, sets out the Biblical and confessional case for Christian exclusivism – the view…
Read MoreStarter Activity – Three Blind Men and the Elephant
Does the Following Metaphor Adequately explain Religious Differences? Three blind men were touching an elephant. The first blind man was holding…
Read MoreHandout – Hick’s Religious Pluralism
source Three blind men were touching an elephant. The first blind man was holding the elephant’s leg. He said, “I think…
Read MoreExtract – Religionless Christianity, Bonhoeffer
A few more words about “religionless.” I expect you remember Bultmann’s essay on the “demythologizing” of the New Testament? My view…
Read MoreExtract – Religionless Christianity Bonhoeffer’s Letter from Prison
What is bothering me incessantly is the question what Christianity really is, or indeed who Christ really is, for us today….
Read MoreHandout – Bonhoeffer and Moral Action
Dietrich Bonhoeffer: His Relevance Today Understanding Bonhoeffer’s theology reminds us to consider: 1. Context – Bonhoeffer is described as a contextualist…
Read MoreExtract – An Open Letter to Mary Daly by Audre Lorde
The following letter was written to Mary Daly, author of Gyn/Ecology,* on May 6, 1979. Four months later, having received no…
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Practise Questions 2020
Religious Studies Guides – 2020
