THEO670

Focuses on the doctrine of God. Comparative theology is a way of doing theology inter-religiously, i.e. by appealing to the resources of more than one religious tradition.  It is at the same time an attempt at a revitalization of Christian theology by bringing the light of the wisdom of the other traditions to bear upon the hitherto forgotten or suppressed elements within Christianity.  To this end, the students will have an opportunity to read some of the representative texts of comparative theology published in the last decade or so, such as Clooney, Fredericks, Thatamanil, Voss-Roberts, Panikkar, and Neville.  Culminates in comparative-theological research papers aimed at reconstructing a major theological locus or doctrine of one's choice. Advanced level theology elective.

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