Re: Predetermination: God's controlling will?

From: Howard J. Van Till (hvantill@chartermi.net)
Date: Thu Jul 10 2003 - 14:38:34 EDT

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    Thanks, Bob. You have a way of turning swords into plowshares.

    Howard

    > The exchange between Howard and Josh reminds me of what Jacques Dupuis, SJ,
    > wrote in his book _Toward a Christian Theology of Religious Pluralism_. He
    > is commending the value of interreligious dialogue for deepening one's
    > understanding of God. Here in part is what he wrote:
    >
    > "Thus the dialogue does not serve as a means to a further end. Neither
    > on one side nor on the other does it tend to the 'conversion' of one partner
    > to the religious tradition of the other. Rather it tends to a more profound
    > conversion of each to God. The same God speaks in the heart of both
    > partners; the same Spirit is at work in all [these words reflect RC views
    > arising out of Vatican II]. By way of their reciprocal witness, it is this
    > same God who calls and challenges the partners through each other. Thus
    > they become, as it were, for each other and reciprocally, a sign leading to
    > God" (p. 383).

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