Problems of Religious Diversity

Name: Problems of Religious Diversity
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ISBN: 9780631211501

ISBN-10: 0631211500

ISBN-13: 9780631211501

Edition: 2001

Authors: Paul J. Griffiths

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Problems of Religious Diversity analyzes the philosophical questions raised by the fact that many religions in the world often appear to contradict each other in doctrine and practice. The volume distinguishes the differences between religious and non-religious responses to these questions, and evaluates the fundamental philosophical underpinnings of these contemporary debates. It further discusses what a religion is and how diversity in religion can be understood, and examines the concepts of religious truth and salvation. Questions considered include: bull; bull;Can there be more than one true religion? bull;What is the relation between commitment to one's faith and tolerance of other…

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List price: $48.95
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 6/29/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 196
Size: 5.75" wide x 9.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgments



Religious Diversity


Religion: Some Historical Remarks


Religion: A Definition


Diversity in Religion


Philosophical Questions About Religious Diversity


Standpoints and Answers



Religious Diversity and Truth


Religious Claims: Doctrines and Teachings


Assent and Acceptance


Truth, Falsehood, Incompatibility


Parity with Respect to Truth: A Kantian View


Parity with Respect to Truth: A Wittgensteinean View


Parity with Respect to Truth: Nonreligious Views


Difference with Respect to Religious Truth: Exclusivism


Difference with Respect to Religious Truth: Inclusivism


A Catholic Christian Argument for Open Inclusivism



Religious Diversity and Epistemic Confidence


Epistemic Confidence


Awareness of Diversity


Religious Responses to the Question of Epistemic Confidence


Privatization


A Christian View, in Conversation with




The Religious Alien


Toleration: Enduring the Religious Alien


Separation: Isolating the Religious Alien


Conversion: Domesticating the Religious Alien


Christian Evangelism



The Question of Salvation


Pluralism


Exclusivism


Inclusivism


Restrictivism and Universalism


A Brief Guide to Further Reading


Glossary


Index