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Preface |
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Acknowledgements |
8 |
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Contents |
10 |
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Abbreviations |
13 |
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Chapter 1 Introduction |
14 |
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Abstract |
14 |
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References |
24 |
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Chapter 2 A Short Secular and Religious History of Ihievbe Town |
25 |
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Abstract |
25 |
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2.1 A Short History of the Roman Catholic Church in Ihievbe Town |
31 |
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2.2 Expressions of Culture and Religion(s) Among Ihievbe People |
34 |
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References |
40 |
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Chapter 3 Factors Shaping Religious and Cultural Identities in the Ihievbe Community |
41 |
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Abstract |
41 |
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3.1 Cultural and Religious Descriptions of Hospitality in Ihievbe Language |
43 |
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3.2 Cultural and Religious Descriptions of Friendship in Ihievbe Community |
46 |
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3.3 A Short History of Interreligious Living Among Ihievbe People |
48 |
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References |
53 |
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Chapter 4 Philosophical and Christological Arguments for Hospitality as a Dialogical Model |
54 |
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Abstract |
54 |
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4.1 Christ’s Hypostatic Identity as Divine Hospitality |
70 |
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References |
74 |
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Chapter 5 A Case for Hospitality in the Era of Religious Pluralism |
77 |
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Abstract |
77 |
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5.1 Practical Ways for Applying Hospitality as a Tool for Interreligious Encounter |
85 |
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References |
90 |
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Chapter 6 The Philosophy of Friendship and Its Place in Constructing Interreligious Encounters |
92 |
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Abstract |
92 |
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6.1 Christology and Interreligious Friendship |
101 |
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6.2 The Nature of Dialogue in Friendship in Islam |
105 |
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6.3 The Place of Friendship in Ihievbe Traditional Religion |
109 |
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6.4 Interreligious Friendship and Religious Identity |
115 |
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6.5 Critique of the Roman Catholic Church’s Call to Mission |
117 |
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References |
122 |
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Chapter 7 Expressions of Relationality and Alterity in Contemporary Pluralistic Cultures: A Case Study of Ihievbe Community |
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Abstract |
126 |
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7.1 An Ihievbe Sense of Social Harmony as Grounds for Interreligious Dialogue |
132 |
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7.2 An Ihievbe Reading of Christian Salvific History as Grounds for Validating the Religious Other |
135 |
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References |
139 |
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Chapter 8 Ethnographic Findings Justifying the Relevance of Hospitality and Friendship as Tools for Interfaith Dialogue |
140 |
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Abstract |
140 |
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8.1 Reflection and Analysis of the Survey Questions and Responses for Roman Catholics in Ihievbe Town |
144 |
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8.2 Reflection and Analysis of the Interview Questions and Responses for Roman Catholics in Ihievbe Town |
170 |
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8.2.1 Roman Catholic Respondent One |
172 |
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8.2.2 Roman Catholic Respondent Two |
174 |
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8.2.3 Roman Catholic Respondent Three |
175 |
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8.2.4 Roman Catholic Respondent Four |
177 |
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8.2.5 Roman Catholic Respondent Five |
178 |
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8.2.6 Roman Catholic Respondent Six |
180 |
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8.2.7 Roman Catholic Respondent Seven |
181 |
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8.2.8 Roman Catholic Respondent Eight |
182 |
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8.2.9 Roman Catholic Respondent Nine |
183 |
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8.2.10 Roman Catholic Respondent Ten |
184 |
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8.2.11 Roman Catholic Respondent Eleven |
186 |
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8.2.12 Roman Catholic Respondent Twelve |
187 |
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8.2.13 Roman Catholic Respondent Thirteen |
189 |
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8.2.14 Roman Catholic Respondent Fourteen |
190 |
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8.2.15 Roman Catholic Respondent Fifteen |
191 |
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8.3 Reflection and Analysis of the Survey Questions and Responses for Muslims in Ihievbe Town |
194 |
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8.4 Reflection and Analysis of the Interview Questions and Responses for Muslims in Ihievbe Town |
202 |
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8.5 Reflection and Analysis of the Survey Questions and Responses for Traditional Religionists in Ihievbe Town |
206 |
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8.6 Reflection and Analysis of the Interview Questions and Responses for Traditional Religionists in Ihievbe Town |
213 |
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8.6.1 Ihievbe Traditional Religion Respondents One, Two, and Three |
214 |
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8.6.2 Ihievbe Traditional Religion Respondents Four and Five |
215 |
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8.6.3 Ihievbe Traditional Religion Respondents Six, Seven, Eight, and Nine |
216 |
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8.6.4 Ihievbe Traditional Religion Respondent Ten |
217 |
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8.6.5 Ihievbe Traditional Religion Respondent Eleven |
218 |
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8.6.6 Ihievbe Traditional Religion Respondent Twelve |
219 |
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8.6.7 Ihievbe Traditional Religion Respondent Thirteen |
220 |
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8.6.8 Ihievbe Traditional Religion Respondents Fourteen and Fifteen |
222 |
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References |
227 |
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Chapter 9 Conclusion |
232 |
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Abstract |
232 |
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References |
239 |
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Appendix |
240 |
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Index |
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