Hyphenated Christians

Gideon Goosen holds doctorates in philosophy and theology and lives in the Blue Mountains, near Sydney, Australia. He is the author of many books and articles and has taught theology for over thirty-five years at the Australian Catholic University and at other institutions. He is chair of the Theological Reflections Commission of the New South Wales Ecumenical Council.

«‘Hyphenated Christians’ is a very fine, solid and complex theological investigation of the phenomenon of multiple belonging.» (Professor Francis X. Clooney, S.J., Harvard University)«In a global village in which different cultures and religious traditions encounter and often mix with each other, there is a woeful lack of solid works which explain and reflect on the growing phenomenon of multiple religious belonging. Gideon Goosen’s study fills that gap wonderfully and is an important contribution to an increasingly important field of study.» (Dr Julius-Kei Kato, University of Western Ontario)«‘Hyphenated Christians’ treats an important and growing phenomenon in an enlightening and engaging manner.» (Professor Linda Hogan, Trinity College Dublin)«(...) this book addresses not just an intellectual issue but a real human and pastoral situation. It deserves a wide readership.» (Douglas Pratt, Colloquium 44, 2012/2)

• Contents: The meaning of dual religious belonging – The difficulty of knowing «self» – The Buddhist idea of «no-self» – The complexity of religious identity – Divine communication – Truth and other religions – Conversion or transformation?