Father Phan, a native of Vietnam, is a former president of the Catholic Theological Society of America. In an essay that touches on some themes of his book, he writes, “A pluralistic theology serves as a strong reminder to Christians that non-Christian religious traditions may and indeed do contain teachings and practices that will help Christians know and love God.”
http://chronicle.com/news/article/3024/vatican-investigates-georgetown-u-theologian-for-violating-dogma
http://www.commonwealmagazine.org/article.php3?id_article=1828
2007-09-22 08:03:34 · 5 answers · asked by FreeSpirit 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I don't think it is difficult to understand why the church is afraid of Pan's theology. He paves the way to the idea that, while there is only one God, it is conceivable to believe that there is no particular religion which represents it uniquely. Different religions can have the same divine source. Which is clearly against the church dogmas which states that only the Christian is of divine revelation while the others are still stumbling in the dark...
2007-09-22 08:03:54 · update #1
He is helping Christians embrace the real meaning of Polytheism and a pantheistic god .
More power to him !!!
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2007-09-22 08:06:47 · answer #1 · answered by kloneme 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Without even checking this out, and without being a Catholic but a Christian, I can tell you this guy is wrong. Christianity is based purely on the teaching of Jesus and Jesus is very clear that He is the only way to the Father. That's all we need to know, however unpopular it may be in our post modern culture.
2007-09-23 03:19:22 · answer #2 · answered by good tree 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Any teaching that there are other paths to god than what is contained in the scripture would be considered "heresy" or incorrect by most Christian churches (trying to be all inclusive). This is the nature of the belief system and is clearly stated in their beliefs and scripture.
Until there is a reason to believe, as in some sort of valid evidence, I'll stick with there is no god.
2007-09-22 08:10:40 · answer #3 · answered by Pirate AM™ 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
More power to his elbow - being Vietnamese he's obviously somewhat hampered by the limitations of the Christian religion as he has been taught it and sees ways to improve it. About time too!
2007-09-22 08:13:44 · answer #4 · answered by Aryacitta 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Until God selects a true religion, they are all true religions, however the faiths refuse to admit it. One thing that a religion refuses to tolerate is another religion. This is just an example.
2007-09-22 08:21:36 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋