At a recent meeting at Harvard Divinity School, I had occasion to give a general introduction to comparative theology, my field of study. I stressed the importance of belonging to a tradition and community, precisely as we strive to learn from another religion: the trick is to learn to think creatively across boundaries, yet within the bounds of belonging and believing in a spe (...)
January 15, 2010
Books
Even the Pagans Do That
Among the GentilesGreco-Roman Religion and ChristianityLuke Timothy JohnsonYale University Press, $32.50, 460 pp.
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