Father André Scrima on Interdenominational Dialogue and Interreligious Openness

Living and teaching among different cultures, Father André Scrima found a favourable environment that challenged him to understand the complex dynamic of the relationship with the ‘alien’, the ‘other’. He developed a fresh theological position and proposed a responsible openness to otherness. Throug...

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Main Author: Dragoş Boicu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-04-01
Series:Religions
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/12/5/309
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spelling doaj-6259af7d9e33407e81bb0913cf2a172e2021-04-28T23:01:49ZengMDPI AGReligions2077-14442021-04-011230930910.3390/rel12050309Father André Scrima on Interdenominational Dialogue and Interreligious OpennessDragoş Boicu0Faculty of Theology, Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu, 550179 Sibiu, RomaniaLiving and teaching among different cultures, Father André Scrima found a favourable environment that challenged him to understand the complex dynamic of the relationship with the ‘alien’, the ‘other’. He developed a fresh theological position and proposed a responsible openness to otherness. Through his entire diplomatic and didactic activity, and especially through the ideas he promoted in his courses, he tried to set in motion an approach to interfaith and interreligious dialogue that was as humble as possible, but creative and free. The purpose of this paper is to present, as authentically as possible, a part of his outstanding thinking on the matter of interdenominational dialogue and interreligious openness.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/12/5/309André Scrimainterdenominational dialogueRevelationreligious identity
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Father André Scrima on Interdenominational Dialogue and Interreligious Openness
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Revelation
religious identity
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title Father André Scrima on Interdenominational Dialogue and Interreligious Openness
title_short Father André Scrima on Interdenominational Dialogue and Interreligious Openness
title_full Father André Scrima on Interdenominational Dialogue and Interreligious Openness
title_fullStr Father André Scrima on Interdenominational Dialogue and Interreligious Openness
title_full_unstemmed Father André Scrima on Interdenominational Dialogue and Interreligious Openness
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series Religions
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publishDate 2021-04-01
description Living and teaching among different cultures, Father André Scrima found a favourable environment that challenged him to understand the complex dynamic of the relationship with the ‘alien’, the ‘other’. He developed a fresh theological position and proposed a responsible openness to otherness. Through his entire diplomatic and didactic activity, and especially through the ideas he promoted in his courses, he tried to set in motion an approach to interfaith and interreligious dialogue that was as humble as possible, but creative and free. The purpose of this paper is to present, as authentically as possible, a part of his outstanding thinking on the matter of interdenominational dialogue and interreligious openness.
topic André Scrima
interdenominational dialogue
Revelation
religious identity
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