Includes bibliographical references (pages 216-228) and indexes.
Introduction: The Vocation of Theology -- 1. Christian Theology and the Modernization of the Religions -- 2. Theology: Critical, Constructive, and Contextualized -- 3. Religious Diversity, Historical Consciousness, and Christian Theology -- 4. A Biohistorical Understanding of the Human -- 5. A Note on Evil, Salvation, and the Criterion of Humanization -- 6. Mystery, God, and Human Diversity -- 7. The Meaning of Christ in Our Pluralistic Age -- 8. Shin Buddhism and Religious Truth: Some Questions -- 9. God and Emptiness: An Experimental Essay -- 10. Some Buddhist Metaphysical Presuppositions -- 11. Christianity and Buddhism: Searching for Fruitful Dialogue -- 12. Religious Diversity and Religious Truth -- 13. Critical Theology as a University Discipline