RELIGIOLOGY AND INTERFAITH DIALOGUE T-KAP-AFI>relidi-w-8

The lecture addresses the following topics::
I. INTRODUCTORY ISSUES
1. The Study of Religion and Theology
– The emergence of “religion” as an object of scholarly inquiry (the concept of “religion”). The beginnings of the study of religion.
– Theology – religious studies – “religiologia”.
– Disciplines engaged in the study of religion.
2. The Problem of the Definition and Origins of Religion
– Defining “religion.”
– The problem of the origins of religion.
3. The Phenomenon of Religion
– Classical classifications of religions.
– Essential elements of religion.
II. THE FOUR MAJOR “WORLD RELIGIONS” AND CHRISTIANITY
4. Judaism
– The origins and main currents of rabbinic Judaism.
– Essential characteristics of Judaism (doctrine, practice).
– Appendix: Jews in Poland.
5. Christianity and Judaism
– A brief history of Christian-Jewish relations.
– Dialogue: documents, foundations, current teaching.
– Points of divergence.
6. Islam
– The origins of Islam and its main currents.
– Essential characteristics of Islam (doctrine, practice).
7. Christianity and Islam
– A brief history of Christian-Muslim relations.
– Dialogue: documents, foundations, current teaching.
– Points of divergence.
8. Hinduism
– The problem of defining “Hinduism.”
– The origins and principal forms of Hindu religions.
– Essential characteristics of Hindu religions (doctrine, practice).
9. Buddhism
– The problem of defining Buddhism.
– The origins and principal forms of Buddhism.
– Essential characteristics of Buddhist religions (doctrine, practice).
10. Christianity and Hinduism; Christianity and Buddhism
– A brief history of relations.
– Dialogue: documents, foundations, current teaching.
– Points of divergence.
III. FOUNDATIONS OF THE THEOLOGY OF RELIGIONS AND INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE
11. An Outline of the History of Catholic Reflection on Relations with Followers of Non-Christian Religions
– The theology of religion(s) as a discipline.
– Models: exclusivism, inclusivism, pluralism.
– The adage extra Ecclesiam nulla salus.
– The history of relations of the Church to non-Christian religions prior to the Second Vatican Council.
12. The Teaching of the Second Vatican Council on Non-Christian Religions and Its Reception
– Non-Christian religions in the documents of the Council.
– Post-conciliar reception (papal teaching, the issue of pluralist theology, and the debate surrounding Dominus Iesus; current challenges).
13. Foundations of Interreligious Dialogue
– Theological foundations.
– Current teaching and practice (documents, institutions).
– The “dialogue of experience” (monastic interreligious dialogue).
14. The Theology of Revelation and Non-Christian Religions
– The relationship between the theology of revelation and the attitude to non-Christian religions.
– Different approaches.
– The specificity of Christianity.
15. Additional Topic: “Diffuse Religion”
– Secularization and “invisible religion.”
– New religious movements.
– “New spirituality.”

Core reading:
– Wąsek D., M. Gilski, T. Huspekova, Nostra aetate: Sobór Watykański II o religiach niechrześcijańskich, Kraków 2025.
– Tworuschka M., U. Tworuschka, Religie świata: Historia, doktryna, współczesność, Warszawa 2010.
– Kubacki Z., Wprowadzenie do teologii religii, Warszawa 2018.
– Kościelniak K., Chrześcijaństwo w spotkaniu z religiami świata, Kraków 2006.
– Wierzbicki A.M., Chrześcijanie i Żydzi – więcej niż dialog międzyreligijny w: G. Ryś et al., Kościół katolicki wobec Żydów i judaizmu…, Kraków 2025: 319-345.

Additional reading:
– Bronk A., Podstawy nauk o religii, Towarzystwo Naukowe, Lublin 2003.
– Ledwoń I.S., "... i nie ma w żadnym innym zbawienia". Wyjątkowy charakter chrześcijaństwa w teologii posoborowej, Lublin 2006.
– Huspeková T., Miejsce refleksji o religii w ramach nauk teologicznych [w:] Huspeková T., Teologia w kontekście antropologii religii: Dialog z myślą Bensona Salera, Kraków 2022: 36-80.
– Widengren G., Bleeker C.J., Historia religionum: Handbook for the history of religions (I-II), Leiden 1969.
– Zimoń H. (red.), Religia w świecie współczesnym, Lublin 2010.