Scrawled Shortcuts through the Research Maze
[Poly=many; doxy=opinion or doctrine]
What is polydoxy? It is the topic of the 9th Drew Transdisciplinary Theological Colloquium, Oct. 2009. http://depts.drew.edu/tsfac/colloquium/2009/
A Dictionary of Continental Philosophy
For the philosophical backdrop to theologies of multiplicity, diversity, plurality--in creative tension with the oneness implicit in the “mono” of monotheism---see especially the article here on Poststructuralism.
Ref. 190 D554d 2006
The Encyclopedia of Time
How can time fit into the pages of a reference book? Maybe because things are not as fixed as they seem. See the article here on “Becoming and Being” [and note which has priority!]
Ref. BD638 .E525 2009
The Blackwell Companion to the Theologians
Theology guided by notions of plurality and becoming is likely to both value process and itself be in process. Proceed to the article, “Process Theology,” in this spanking new encyclopedia (2009) from Wiley-Blackwell publishers.
Ref. BR118 B48 2009
The World’s Religions: Continuities and Transformations
Religions in the 21st century blend and bleed into each other even more than in the past. See “Syncretism” in this encyclopedia.
Ref. BL50 W669 2008
Encyclopedia of Religion and Nature
Polydox religion partners with, rather than dominates, nature. All the religions appear in this work, but note especially Confucianism.
Ref. 201.7703 E56e 2005
Encyclopedia of Disability
When religions rethink themselves more pluralistically, categories and boundaries change. Disabilities become diversities. See “Religion”.
Ref. 362.403 E56e 2006