Hans Kung: Breaking Through

In this comprehensive survey of the 40-year career of Catholic theologian Hans Kung, Hermann Haring reveals the currents of thought that first set Kung at loggerheads with the Vatican and then made him one of the most persuasive voices for change within the Church. Haring explains Kung’s powerful presence at the center of the emerging ecumenical movement and his role in the Parliament of World Religions, of which Kung himself was the prime mover.In recent years Kung has examined the history and legacy of the three great monotheistic religions of the West — Judaism, Christianity, and Islam — seeking to show why these religions must learn to coexist if peace either between these religions or indeed between all peoples is to flourish next century. Kung — as his story is told by Haring — emerges as a titanic, expansive thinker who offers a dynamic vision of a world at peace anchored on the solid foundations of interconnected world religions.