Comparative Theology as Liberal and Confessional Theology.docVIP

Religions 2012, 3, 983–992; doi:10.3390/rel3040983 OPEN ACCESS religions ISSN 2077-1444 /journal/religions Article Comparative Theology as Liberal and Confessional Theology Klaus von Stosch Universit?t Paderborn, Warburgerstra?e 100, 33098 Paderborn, Germany; E-Mail: klaus.von.stosch@uni-paderborn.de; Tel.: +49-5251-602362 Received: 14 September 2012; in revised form: 10 October 2012 / Accepted: 15 October 2012 / Published: 22 October 2012 Abstract: For most European scholars, the scope of Comparative Theology is not very clear. They see big differences between the notion of Com