The Challenges of a Theology of Religious Pluralism for Traditional Fundamentalist Faith

Abstract

The theological currents of liberation theology in Latin America and interfaith dialogues in Asia are widely perceived to have developed along separate tracks, with Asian Christians, comprising tiny islands in great seas of Asian religions, focusing dialogue across faith traditions, and the Latin Americans focusing on political and economic issues. Some commentators have claimed that early Latin American liberation theology (LALT) was primarily focused on economic and political issues, only turning in a subsequent paradigm shift to questions of cultures, spiritualities and cosmovisions.