The Relationship Between Christianity And Other Religions In The Thinking Of Raimon Panikkar Flashcards
Panikkar talked about the need for openness, rather than making any claims to know what “? ?” is or where it might be found.
The truth.
Panikkar came from a mixed-faith family so he grew up feeling equally at home in both religious traditions. Because he’d grown up in the Catholic faith, he had a deep knowledge of the work of Thomas Aquinas, which he compared with ? sacred texts and teachings.
Hindu.
Panikkar didn’t claim to have uncovered a truth about the one and only correct way to understand the relationship between different world faiths, but emphasised the ? of the ? He talked about the need to discover truth by living it, choosing actions and words with a vision of harmony between people, and trying to find the essential nature of what it means to be human in the presence of the divine. Trying to find his religious identity by losing it.
Mystery.
Divine.
? thought it was necessary to respect the freedom of God.
Panikkar.
For Hick, the Christian myth of God in Christ wasn’t the only way of understanding God. Panikkar spoke and wrote of “?”, which means Christ being made plain to human consciousness. Panikkar saw Christ not as a specific individual, but as a name for God showing himself to people. “?”, for Panikkar, is the word Christians use for God making himself known.
Christophany.
Christ.
Panikkar thought that God can make himself known in religions other than ?
Christianity.
Panikkar’s thinking’s similar to that of ? who understood Christianity to hold more truth than other religions. Panikkar thought this was putting a limit on God’s freedom to make himself known however he wishes.
Rahner.
Panikkar argued that Christians have choices: they can bring their own understandings of Christ to others or recognise the unknown, mysterious dimension. ? saw the second as being the more Christian.
Panikkar.
Often Panikkar’s designated as a ?, as he believed the truth can be found in many contexts and that Christ can be revealed in whatever way God chooses. However, he didn’t like being called a “?”, as he thought the title suggested that he’d taken up an intellectual position on the relationship between Christianity and other religions.
Pluralist.
Pluralist.
