"Global religions resemble each other within their differences. By studying a different religious tradition, you can experience how different kinds of light will fall on certain elements of your own tradition. How can we illuminate each other, for the benefit of the whole of humanity?"
Perry Schmidt-Leukel (born 1954) is Professor of Religious Studies and Intercultural Theology at the University of Muenster, Germany, and Director of the Institute for Religious Studies and Intercultural Theology. He is one of the Principal Investigators of the Cluster of Excellence “Religion and Politics”, University of Muenster. He holds degrees in Theology (Diploma) and Philosophy (Master). He received his PhD from the University of Munich (1992). His habilitatio (1996) was in Systematic Theology, Ecumenical Theology and Religious Studies. Before he came to Muenster, he taught at the Universities of Munich, Innsbruck and Salzburg, and was Professor of Religious Studies and Systematic Theology at the University of Glasgow (2000-2009).
Schmidt-Leukel is internationally renowned as one of the leading proponents of a pluralist theology of religions. His main research interests are in the fields of inter-faith relations, Buddhist-Christian dialogue, theologies of religions in the various religious traditions and interreligious theology. Schmidt-Leukel published more than 30 books in German, English and Chinese. Among his more recent English monographs are the award-winning Buddha Mind – Christ Mind. A Christian Commentary on the Bodhicaryāvatāra (2019); God Beyond Boundaries. A Christian and Pluralist Theology of Religions (2017); Religious Pluralism and Interreligious Theology: The Gifford Lectures – An Extended Edition (2017). His ideas are discussed in A. Race, P. Knitter (eds.), New Paths for Interreligious Theology. Perry Schmidt-Leukel’s Fractal Interpretation of Religious Diversity (2019).
RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS:
The printed version of Perry’s Gifford Lectures: “Religious Pluralism and Interreligious Theology“.
A collection of essays discussing his fractal interpretation of religious diversity: “New Paths for Interreligious Theology“.
A series of lectures given in Beijing applying the fractal theory to the comparison between Buddhism and Christianity, published in a bilingual (Chinese-English) book called “To See a World in a Flower“.
Perry’s most recent book “Das himmlische Geflecht” (“The Celestial Web”) which is a significantly expanded version of “To See a World in a Flower”.
Perry Schmidt-Leukel (born 1954) is Professor of Religious Studies and Intercultural Theology at the University of Muenster, Germany, and Director of the Institute for Religious Studies and Intercultural Theology. He is one of the Principal Investigators of the Cluster of Excellence “Religion and Politics”, University of Muenster. He holds degrees in Theology (Diploma) and Philosophy (Master). He received his PhD from the University of Munich (1992). His habilitatio (1996) was in Systematic Theology, Ecumenical Theology and Religious Studies. Before he came to Muenster, he taught at the Universities of Munich, Innsbruck and Salzburg, and was Professor of Religious Studies and Systematic Theology at the University of Glasgow (2000-2009).
Schmidt-Leukel is internationally renowned as one of the leading proponents of a pluralist theology of religions. His main research interests are in the fields of inter-faith relations, Buddhist-Christian dialogue, theologies of religions in the various religious traditions and interreligious theology. Schmidt-Leukel published more than 30 books in German, English and Chinese. Among his more recent English monographs are the award-winning Buddha Mind – Christ Mind. A Christian Commentary on the Bodhicaryāvatāra (2019); God Beyond Boundaries. A Christian and Pluralist Theology of Religions (2017); Religious Pluralism and Interreligious Theology: The Gifford Lectures – An Extended Edition (2017). His ideas are discussed in A. Race, P. Knitter (eds.), New Paths for Interreligious Theology. Perry Schmidt-Leukel’s Fractal Interpretation of Religious Diversity (2019).
RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS:
The printed version of Perry’s Gifford Lectures: “Religious Pluralism and Interreligious Theology“.
A collection of essays discussing his fractal interpretation of religious diversity: “New Paths for Interreligious Theology“.
A series of lectures given in Beijing applying the fractal theory to the comparison between Buddhism and Christianity, published in a bilingual (Chinese-English) book called “To See a World in a Flower“.
Perry’s most recent book “Das himmlische Geflecht” (“The Celestial Web”) which is a significantly expanded version of “To See a World in a Flower”.
