Philosophical and Theological Responses to Syncretism ― Beyond the Mirage of Pure Religion

Theological and Philosophical Responses to Syncretism: Beyond the Mirage of Pure Religion by Patrik Fridlund and Mika Vähäkangas (eds.) elaborates the consequences of admitting the unavoidable syncretic nature of religions in theology and philosophy of religion.

Patrik Fridlund, Ph.D. (2007), Lund University, Sweden, is Reader in Philosophy of Religion at Lund University, Sweden. He has published widely on issues related to religious plurality and articles on Derrida and Levinas. Co-editor of Plural Voices. Intradisciplinary Perspectives on Interreligious Issues (Peeters, 2009). Mika Vahakangas, Th.D. (1998), University of Helsinki, Finland, is Professor of Mission Studies and Ecumenics at Lund University, Sweden. He has published widely on African Christianity and mission studies including In Search for Foundations for African Catholicism (Brill, 1999).