Drawing upon the author's three decades of work in comparative theology, this is a pertinent and comprehensive introduction to the field, which offers a clear guide to the reader, enabling them to engage in comparative study.

• The author has three decades of experience of work in the field of comparative theology and is ideally placed to write this book
• Today's increasing religious diversity makes this a pertinent and timely publication
• Unique in the depth of its introduction and explanation of the discipline of 'comparative theology'
• Provides examples of how comparative theology works in the new global context of human religiosity
• Draws on examples specific to Hindu-Christian studies to show how it is possible to understand more deeply the wider diversity around us.
• Clearly guides the reader, enabling them to engage in comparative study

About the Author
Francis X. Clooney, S.J., is Parkman Professor of Divinity at Harvard University. His primary areas of scholarship are theological commentarial writings in the Sanskrit and Tamil traditions of Hindu India, and the developing field of comparative theology. He was the first president of the International Society for Hindu-Christian Studies, and, from 1998 to 2004, was coordinator for interreligious dialogue for the Jesuits of the United States. Professor Clooney is the author of numerous articles and books, including Hindu God, Christian God (2001), Divine Mother, Blessed Mother (2005), Jesuit Postmodern: Scholarship, Vocation, and Identity in the 21st Century (2006), Beyond Compare: St. Francis and Sri Vedanta Desika on Loving Surrender to God (2008), and The Truth, the Way, the Life: Christian Commentary on the Three Holy Mantras of the Srivaisnava Hindus (2008).

Reviews

"This marvelous book should stand as an invitation to many. I very much hope that it is taken up." (Harvard
Theological Review, 1 April 2012)

"In this context, Comparative Theology is a timely publication." (Teaching Theology, 2012)

"There is much to admire in this short but insightful book - not least the background that Clooney sketches: the genealogy of the term 'comparative theology' and the summary of various contemporary comparativists, from Raimon Pannikkar, Robert Neville and Keith Ward to a whole school of younger scholars which is beginning to emerge, especially in the United States." (The Way,1 April 2011)

"It's a fascinating book, all the same. I warmly recommend it ." (Theology, 1 March 2011)

"Comparative Theology will be of interest to people looking for a method for interfaith dialogue that affirms the value of one's theological commitments and could serve well as a textbook for courses exploring interfaith theological discourse." (Journal of Ecumenical Studies, 1 January 2011)

"But as this volume suggests, our interreligious milieu provides a new impetus not just for learning about our neighbors' faiths but learning from them. Francis X. Clooney, S.J., is a most trustworthy guide." (The National Catholic Weekly, September 2010)

"Clooney's book thus provides an extremely needful, as well as accessible, contribution to the furthering of this developing discipline, and as such it is a very valuable piece of scholarship." (American Theological Inquiry, July 2010)

Book Information
ISBN 9781405179744
Author Francis X. Clooney
Format Paperback
Page Count 208
Imprint Wiley-Blackwell
Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Weight(grams) 227g
Dimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 12mm