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050 00 $aBR127$b.S89 2004
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100 1 $aSumner, George R.,$d1955-$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n93026416
245 14 $aThe first and the last :$bthe claim of Jesus Christ and the claims of other religious traditions /$cGeorge Sumner.
260 $aGrand Rapids, Mich. :$bWilliam B. Eerdmans Pub.,$c[2004], ©2004.
300 $avi, 219 pages ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 00 $g1.$tToward a postliberal Christian theology of religions --$g2.$tChristian theology as tradition --$g3.$tTesting final primacy in modern theology - Barth, Rahner, and Pannenberg --$g4.$tFinal primacy and the religions in the economy of salvation --$g5.$tTesting final primacy in the theology of mission --$g6.$tTesting final primacy - Indian Christian theology --$g7.$tTesting final primacy among theologies of inculturation.
520 1 $a"As Christians become more engaged with the reality of religious pluralism, many find themselves torn between two worthy goals - to be faithful to the lordship of Jesus Christ and to be open generously to possible truths found in other religions. In The First and the Last George Sumner offers a constructive way forward, showing how Christian theology can bring these two goals together." "The crux of Sumner's approach is what he calls "final primacy," a position that (1) sets non-Christian religions in relation to the unique mediating role of Jesus Christ and (2) relates the truth claims of other religions to the overall scheme of grace." "Sumner goes on to demonstrate the effectiveness of this position in practical terms, using final primacy as a frame of reference for a number of twentieth-century theologies - namely, those of Barth, Rahner, and Pannenberg - and as a way of examining both Indian and African theologies against their respective backgrounds of Hinduism and tribal practices. Additionally, the book serves as an introduction to the history of interfaith thought: Sumner both surveys how religious pluralism has been handled in the past and illustrates how the position of final primacy at once redefines and promotes its most pressing issue - interreligious dialogue." "An approach to religious pluralism sure to stir widespread discussion, The First and the Last provides valuable reading for anyone interested in theology, interfaith dialogue, and missions."--BOOK JACKET.
650 0 $aChristianity and other religions.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85025250
852 00 $boff,glx$hBR127$i.S89 2004
852 00 $buts$hBR127$i.S89 2004