Scriptural Reasoning: A method for interreligious dialogue after Nostra Aetate
© 2022, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana. All rights reserved.Since the Second Vatican Council, the Church has joined various initiatives that promote, on the one hand, knowledge about non-Christian traditions and, on the other, the way in which they interact with them. This article presents the m...
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| Format: | Article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication date: | 2022 |
| Country: | Chile |
| Institution: | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile |
| Repository: | Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:repositorio.uc.cl:11534/103294 |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.18566/cueteo.v49n111.a04 https://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/103294 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Bible Christianity Ecumenism Interreligious Dialogue Islam Judaism Methodology Nostra aetate Quran Qur’an Scriptural Reasoning Semiotics 370 Educación 16 Peace, justice and strong institutions 11 Sustainable cities and communities 16 Paz, justicia e instituciones sólidas 11 Ciudades y comunidades sostenibles |
| Summary: | © 2022, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana. All rights reserved.Since the Second Vatican Council, the Church has joined various initiatives that promote, on the one hand, knowledge about non-Christian traditions and, on the other, the way in which they interact with them. This article presents the method of interreligious dialogue called Scriptural Reasoning. This method, which emerged in the Anglo-Saxon world in the early 1990s, is presented as a current methodology that promotes dialogue between members–especially, but not exclusively–of the Jewish, Christian and Muslim traditions. The starting point of this text is the Christian experience that opens up to dialogue with believers of other religions through the practical and theoretical tools offered by this method. To understand this method, experience and practice are prioritized, and then space is given to theory. The journey of this text begins with a first section dedicated to the way in which interreligious dialogue is carried out according to the principles of Scriptural Reasoning. Subsequently, a brief review of the history of the method is offered. The last two sections examine the theoretical background that currently supports this methodology of interreligious dialogue. Even though the strengths of the method are recognized in this text, the possibilities of this method that have not yet been explored and that can expand its horizons of action, especially considering the characteristics of the Latin American context, do not fail to be mentioned. |
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