A contemporary and in-depth study of issues in interreligious comparisons and an impetus for new studies of this topic.

Reading Religion

[A] coherent and well-constructed work ... Strongly documented and without excessive jargon, these essays provide useful insights into current issues and debates. (Bloomsbury Translation)

Nouvelle revue théologique

Truly refreshing … represents a very important and much needed contribution to methodological questions in the study of religions, and I will be certain to use it in my graduate course on history and method in comparative religion.

Theological Studies

To the many critics of religion as a universal phenomenon and of comparative theology as a valid academic project, this collection offers a needed and a multi-faceted response. The contributors make their diverse cases that the complexity and dangers of comparison do not outweigh the possibility, the promise and indeed the urgency of “reciprocal illumination” (Arvind Sharma). This book not only “revisits,” it revitalizes comparative studies and the promise of real learning from real differences.

Paul F. Knitter, Paul Tillich Professor Emeritus of Theology, World Religions and Culture, Union Theological Seminary, USA

Interreligious Comparisons in Religious Studies and Theology: Comparison Revisited edited by Andreas Nehring, Perry Schmidt-Leukel is an important and timely contribution to renewed discussions of comparative method in religious studies and in theology. Its twelve chapters provide us with thoughtful and probing analyses of comparative method and its role in the study of religions. The essays range across the field, addressing comparison from historical, phenomenological, cognitive, and theological perspectives. Interreligious Comparisons is a signal contribution to the study of religion, and its essays both build on and challenge current methodological orthodoxies. It will be the go-to resource for those seeking a renewed role for comparative method in the study of religion and in comparative theology.

Charles D. Orzech, Reader in Religion, Conflict, and Transition Theology and Religious Studies, University of Glasgow, UK