Philosophical and Theological Responses to Syncretism - Beyond the Mirage of Pure Religion

Theological and Philosophical Responses to Syncretism: Beyond the Mirage of Pure Religion by Patrik Fridlund and Mika Vähäkangas (eds.) elaborates the consequences of admitting the unavoidable syncretic nature of religions in theology and philosophy of religion.

About the author

Patrik Fridlund, Ph.D. (2007), Lund University, Sweden, is Reader in Philosophy of Religion at Lund University, Sweden. He has published widely on issues related to religious plurality and articles on Derrida and Lévinas. Co-editor of Plural Voices. Intradisciplinary Perspectives on Interreligious Issues (Peeters, 2009).

Mika Vähäkangas, Th.D. (1998), University of Helsinki, Finland, is Professor of Mission Studies and Ecumenics at Lund University, Sweden. He has published widely on African Christianity and mission studies including In Search for Foundations for African Catholicism (Brill, 1999).

Product details

• Assisted by: Patrik Fridlund (Editor), Mika Vähäkangas (Editor)
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 26.10.2017
• EAN: 9789004352124
• ISBN: 978-90-04-35212-4
• No. of pages: 240
• Weight: 513 g
• Series: Philosophy of Religion - World
• Subject: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works