Jacques Dupuis' Trinitarian Christology and its Contributions Towards Interreligious Dialogue

This paper examines the controversial Belgian Jesuit theologian Jacques Dupuis' Trinitarian Christology as a resource for interreligious dialogue in pluralistic contexts such as Asia. Tracing the Church's historical shift from a largely negative theology of religions toward the more positive appreciation articulated at Vatican II and by the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences, the author shows how Dupuis grounds the salvific value of other religions in the universal activity of the Word and the Spirit within the Trinitarian economy. The study explores Dupuis' notion of 'mutual complementarity' between Christianity and other faiths and considers whether his framework can support multiple religious belonging without lapsing into eclecticism, syncretism, or relativism, concluding that Dupuis' model offers a fruitful and orthodox path for genuine dialogue.