CfP: Interreligious Hermeneutics in a Plural Society

14.11.2022

The Department of Islamic-Theological Studies at the University of Vienna is organising an online lecture series in the summer semester 2023, which will focus on interreligious hermeneutics. The reasons, challenges, opportunities and limits that shape our theological-interreligious actions and thinking will be discussed in conjunction with a wide range of academic positions.

We invite all colleagues who deal theoretically or practically with one of the topics listed below to enrich the planned publication with a contribution in German or English. We are looking for theoretical contributions as well as practical reports and research results on the topics mentioned.

The planned publication is dedicated to theological justifications of interreligious hermeneutics, which are still in their infancy. The authors will reflect from both a theological and a philosophical-hermeneutical perspective.

In particular, but not exclusively, it is about contributions to the following aspects:

  • What interreligious approaches do the world religions offer to the challenging developments of plural societies?
  • What theological foundations, positions and perspectives can advocate interreligious dialogue?
  • Can an interreligious hermeneutics be derived from the sacred scriptures and if so, how? If not, how does this relate to the religions' view of themselves?
  • Which philosophical-hermeneutical models can be applied to the theological justifications of interreligious dialogue?

 

Further information can be found in the PDF file or on the website of the lecture series.