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Christian Triumphalism and The Hook-nosed Elephant in the Corner
Dan Cohn-Sherbok (St Mary's University College, Twickenham)
At universities and colleges throughout the United Kingdom departments of theology and religion proudly proclaim their commitment to studying the world's faith. Religion, they declare, is a vital and essential element in human affairs, and in our troubled and troubling world the beliefs of adherents of the various religious traditions should be sympathetically explored. The aim of this talk is to assess whether such sentiments are no more than pious platitudes. Does Christian triumphalism in a modern form continue to pervade both teaching and research?
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