Otherness and Ambiguity:

The following article considers the impact of non-Christian religions and secular worldviews on self-understanding and identity-building of Christianity. After presenting the classical theological models of the relationship of Christianity to non-Christian religions, a concept of “tolerance of ambiguity” is introduced. The concept is regarded as a means of substantiating the approach to religious plurality on a level of mutual interrelationship and daily practice between adherents of different religions. It acknowledges the “gaze of the other” as a valuable opportunity for learning from other religions and worldviews, thereby deepening one's own religious convictions and practices.