The Gospel of John and the Religious Quest

Historical and Contemporary Perspectives

Nissen

• Editore: Pickwick Publications
• Anno: 2013
• ISBN:
  9781621899204
• Argomento: Teologia e religione
• Categoria: Religione

The Gospel of John and the Religious Quest argues that at its origin the Fourth Gospel was part of a dialogue with various religious traditions, and that to this day it is being used in active dialogue with those who live in traditions other than the Christian. In the first part of the book, Johannes Nissen analyzes a number of texts selected both for their central importance to John's theology and for their special relevance in today's religious quests and encounters. These texts focus on John's images of Life--water, bread, light, way, and tree--but also treat concepts that are crucial to the Fourth Gospel--Word, Truth, and Love. In the second part, Nissen focuses on significant issues for current readers of the Gospel: the relation between incarnation and inculturation; models for dialogue with other religions; images of Christ; truth and love as criteria for dialogue; and the experience of faith in the light of the Fourth Gospel.

Indice dei contenuti

• Title Page
• Preface
• Chapter 1: Introduction: Aim and Method of This Study
• Part One: Images of a Greater Reality—Interpretation of Selected Texts
• Chapter 2: The Distinctive Character of the Fourth Gospel
• Chapter 3: The Word
• Chapter 4: Rebirth
• Chapter 5: Water
• Chapter 6: Bread
• Chapter 7: Light
• Chapter 8: Truth
• Chapter 9: Love
• Chapter 10: Way
• Chapter 11: Tree
• Part Two: The Gospel of John and the Religious Dialogue
• Chapter 12: The Fourth Gospel, Incarnation, and Inculturation
• Chapter 13: Models for Dialogue with Other Religions
• Chapter 14: Images of Christ
• Chapter 15: The Truth and the Love—on Criteria for Religious Dialogue
• Chapter 16: The Johannine Experience of Faith
• Bibliography