TY - JOUR
TI - A Historical Perspective  on Inclusivism as the Prevailing Paradigm in the Christian  Theology of Religions 
AU - Grzelak, Krzysztof
TI - A Historical Perspective  on Inclusivism as the Prevailing Paradigm in the Christian  Theology of Religions 
AB - 
	The article first explains various perspectives on the world religions. Its main focus is on the inclusivist perspective as the most common approach in the debate on religions. Here special attention is given to the development of the Christocentric model in the Catholic Church referring first to the early Church Fathers and afterwards to Logos theology. The analysis shows that the theology of the Logos was always present in Catholic attitudes towards other believers throughout history alongside the exclusivist axiom extra ecclesiam nulla salus (outside the Church no salvation). Later, this inclusivist theology was echoed in the „fulfilment theory” of Jean Danielou, „anonymous Christianity” of Karl Rahner, the Second vatican Council’s stand on other faiths, and in the post-conciliar official Church teaching. The article ends with evaluation of the complexity, challenges and unavoidable shortcomings of the Christocentric approach to other religions. 
VL - 2018 - Volume XXII
IS - nr 1 (34) Dehonian Charism today
PY - 2018
SN - 2543-5442
C1 - 2544-3283
SP - 161
EP - 192
DO - 10.4467/25443283SYM.18.008.9689
UR - https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/sympozjum/article/a-historical-perspective-on-inclusivism-as-the-prevailing-paradigm-in-the-christian-theology-of-religions
KW - world religions
KW - interreligious dialogue
KW - ecclesiocentrism
KW - religious exclusivism
KW - inclusivism
KW - Christocentrism
KW - „fulfillment” theory
KW - „anonymous Christianity”
KW - theocentrism
KW - religious pluralism