Komparativní teologie a její rozvoj v díle Francise X. Clooneyho, S. J.

The present article aims to introduce the concept of comparative theology and define in a basic manner its concept in relation to related disciplines. Although comparative theology is not all that well­known a concept in the domestic environment, it is theological project frequently discussed in international forums. The first part deals with comparative theology as such and delimits it towards related scientific disciplines. The second part engages with the origin of comparative theology and schematizes its historical development. In the third concluding part, the concept of comparative theology is introduced using the example of the comparative theological work of Francis Xavier Clooney S. J., who is one of the key authors of its new form.