Benad, Matthias2019-09-252019-09-252013-07-2519981434-5935http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12424/191303That God has to become man in order to reveal the being of God to mankind is a belief not only held by Christianity. In Bhagavata Purana, one of the holy scriptures of Hinduism, God Vishnu speaks the sentence quoted above when he is incarnated as Krishna. In a world getting ever smaller, awareness of other religions gains more and more importance. It is my purpose to show what contribution the theological field I represent, ecclesiastical history or historical theology,1 may make towards getting to know other religions and seeking dialogue with them. I will use the worship of Krishna in the following text to exemplify my propositions.2engWith permission of the license/copyright holderJesusChristian ethicsReligious ethicsSpirituality and ethicsComparative religion and interreligious dialogueArticle