Soteriology and The Use of Non-Christian Philosophy - An Experiment in Dialogical Theology
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John N. C. Robinson
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Leiden
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Brill
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This article seeks to examine the nature and role of the use of non-Christian philosophy in the formulation of Christian theology specifically in relation to soteriology. The role and limitations of Greco-Roman theology in the traditional formulations are examined along with their reception in today's global Church. The question of the use of philosophy originating in other religious discourses and its legitimacy is considered and then a soteriological proposal based on the philosophy of Nāgārjuna is advanced as an example of the approach proposed.