The challenge of the world religions. Translated by Barbara and Karl Hertz.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: German Publication details: Philadelphia, Fortress Press [1963]Description: 161 p. 21 cmSubject(s): DDC classification:
  • 290
LOC classification:
  • BL 98 .V513 1963
Contents:
Contents:
I. The formation of the challenge -- 1. Missionary mandate and missionary zeal -- 2. The mission consciousness of the religions -- 3. The smallness of the world -- 4. The geographic position of Christianity -- II. The renaissance of the religions -- 1. Criticism by Christianity -- 2. The influence of the new ideal -- 3. Purification of the religions -- 4. The perfecting of the religions -- 5. The religions find themselves -- 6. Nationalism -- 7. The absolute character of the religions' claim -- 8. The universal significance and universal mission -- III. The missionary object -- 1. The religious contrast -- 2. The disillusioning model -- 3. Native culture called in question -- 4. Religion placed in question -- 5. Unbelief -- 6. The destructive religion -- IV. The message of the religions -- 1. The new understanding of the world -- 2. The new understanding of man -- 3. The new concept of God -- 4. The other ethic -- 5. The way of salvation -- 6. The unity of mankind -- 7. The unity of the religions -- V. The challenge of the religions -- 1. The world becomes "religious" -- 2. The Christian Fellowship sect -- 3. The New Thought movement -- 4. Yoga -- 5. Bahai -- 6. The literary influence -- 7. The mission of Hinduism -- 8. Buddhism -- 9. Islam -- VI. Our reply -- 1. The false claim -- 2. The other concept of God -- 3. The new image of man -- 4. Rebirth and retribution -- 5. Deification -- 6. Salvation -- 7. The new life -- 8. The equality of the religious -- 9. The three necessary ways -- 10. The meeting of mission and the younger churches.
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Translation of Die Mission der Weltreligionen.

Contents:

I. The formation of the challenge --
1. Missionary mandate and missionary zeal --
2. The mission consciousness of the religions --
3. The smallness of the world --
4. The geographic position of Christianity --
II. The renaissance of the religions --
1. Criticism by Christianity --
2. The influence of the new ideal --
3. Purification of the religions --
4. The perfecting of the religions --
5. The religions find themselves --
6. Nationalism --
7. The absolute character of the religions' claim --
8. The universal significance and universal mission --
III. The missionary object --
1. The religious contrast --
2. The disillusioning model --
3. Native culture called in question --
4. Religion placed in question --
5. Unbelief --
6. The destructive religion --
IV. The message of the religions --
1. The new understanding of the world --
2. The new understanding of man --
3. The new concept of God --
4. The other ethic --
5. The way of salvation --
6. The unity of mankind --
7. The unity of the religions --
V. The challenge of the religions --
1. The world becomes "religious" --
2. The Christian Fellowship sect --
3. The New Thought movement --
4. Yoga --
5. Bahai --
6. The literary influence --
7. The mission of Hinduism --
8. Buddhism --
9. Islam --
VI. Our reply --
1. The false claim --
2. The other concept of God --
3. The new image of man --
4. Rebirth and retribution --
5. Deification --
6. Salvation --
7. The new life --
8. The equality of the religious --
9. The three necessary ways --
10. The meeting of mission and the younger churches.