Theology of Harmony in Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC) Documents

Grzegorz Wita

Grzegorz Wita University of Silesia in Katowice

Keywords: Harmony; Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC); Asian theology; Eastern religions; inculturation; theology of religions; interreligious dialogue; new paradigm for theology

Abstract

This paper presents a new perspective on theology, especially the theology of religions, proposed by the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC). The key concept is the harmony, striving toward which firmly inscribed in the religious concepts of Asian philosophical point of view. Understanding of harmony was outlined in the Eastern religions and the perception in the perspective of redemption in Jesus Christ and His Church. Shown are a number of documents and initiatives of FABC that refer to the idea of harmony as a common denominator for Asian theology. Triple form of dialogue (with the poor, with the culture and interreligious) selected as a criterion of activities of the Church in Asia seems to be most fully understood and implemented with a view of harmony.

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