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Pluralism: The Future of Religion

Author: Kenneth Rose

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2013-03-28

Total Pages: 209

ISBN-13: 144115776X

Theology of religions has defaulted in the last two decades to an epicyclic inclusivism which seeks to undermine pluralism with claims that it is covertly triumphalistic and that it mirrors the logic of exclusivism. With the exception of pioneers in the field such as John Hick and Paul Knitter, most major figures in this theological field have retreated from pluralism and promote versions of particularism and inclusivism. Pluralism: The Future of Religion argues for an apophatic pluralism that is motivated by the insight that it is impossible to secure universal assent for changeable bodies of religious teachings. This insight implies the non-finality and consequent 'departicularization' of all religious teachings and their inclusivistic defenses. These conclusions point us inevitably toward pluralism and lead us out of the inclusivistic impasse of contemporary theology in religions.

Thinking About Religious Pluralilsm

Author: Alan Race

Publisher: Fortress Press

Published: 2015-12-01

Total Pages: 96

ISBN-13: 150640099X

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We live an era of globalization, and the world’s religious traditions are deeply impacted. Throughout the world, an increased awareness about and access to the world’s religions, whether through modern media, human encounter, or education, raises new questions. How should we think about different traditions? What do they mean? How should Christians respond? This book is about how to interpret the fact of many religions, concentrating on what we call the ‘”world religions’,” for this has been the focus of most of the theological debate over the past fifty years or so. It aims to equip Christian thinkers with a positive, affirming understanding of religious diversity, and to help Christians articulate the meaning of this diversity in the real world. The result for the reader is comfort, curiosity, and engagement in future meetings with members of other traditions, along with lowered anxiety and deepened understanding of the marvelous diversity of human religious

Deep Religious Pluralism

Author: David Ray Griffin

Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press

Published: 2005-01-01

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13: 9780664229146

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A groundbreaking scholarly work, Deep Religious Pluralism is based on the conviction that the philosophy articulated by Alfred North Whitehead encourages not only religious diversity but deep religious pluralism. Arising from a 2003 Center for Process Studies conference at Claremont Graduate University, this book offers an alternative to the version of religious pluralism that has dominated the recent discussion, especially among Christian thinkers in the West, which has evoked a growing call to reject pluralism as such. Renowned contributors of a diversity of faiths include: Steve Odin, John Shunji Yakota, Sandra B. Lubarsky, Jeffery D. Long, Mustafa Ruzgar, Christopher Ives, Michael Lodahl, Chung-ying Cheng, Wang Shik Jang, and John B. Cobb Jr.

The Future of Religious Freedom

Author: Allen D. Hertzke

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 385

ISBN-13: 0199930899

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Based on a symposium held in Istanbul, Turkey.

Religious Pluralism, Globalization, and World Politics

Author: Thomas Banchoff

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2008-11-26

Total Pages: 360

ISBN-13: 0199717303

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Globalization has spawned more active transnational religious communities, creating a powerful force in world affairs. Religious Pluralism, Globalization and World Politics, an incisive new collection of essays, explores the patterns of cooperation and conflict that mark this new religious pluralism. Shifting religious identities have encouraged interreligious dialogue and greater political engagement around global challenges including international development, conflict resolution, transitional justice, and bioethics. At the same time, interreligious competition has contributed to political conflict and running controversy over the meaning and scope of religious freedom. In this volume, leading scholars from a variety of disciplines examine how the forces of religious pluralism and globalization are playing out on the world stage.

Religious Pluralism and Pragmatist Theology

Author: Jan-Olav Henriksen

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2019-07-22

Total Pages: 280

ISBN-13: 9004412344

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Inspired by pragmatism, this book addresses religious plurality with the aim of bringing forth how it may be approached constructively by Christian theology. Accordingly, not doctrine, but practices are focussed in its analyses of interreligious topics. Henriksen argues that engagement with the diversity of religious traditions should be grounded in openness towards the other, and resistance against making others similar to oneself. Accordingly, the book presents a theological approach where interaction between religious practitioners is considered a benefit and a necessity for the positive future of religious traditions. It will be of interest to anyone who is interested in the understanding of religious pluralism from the point of view of Christian theology.

Gods in America

Author: Charles L. Cohen

Publisher: OUP USA

Published: 2013-09-19

Total Pages: 405

ISBN-13: 0199931909

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Religous pluralism has characterized America almost from its seventeenth-century inception, but the past half century or so has witnessed wholesale changes in the religious landscape. Gods in America brings together leading scholars from a variety of disciplines to explain the historical roots of these phenomena and assess their impact on modern American society.

Religious Pluralism, Globalization, and World Politics

Author: Thomas Banchoff

Publisher: Oxford University Press on Demand

Published: 2008-11-26

Total Pages: 359

ISBN-13: 0195323408

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In 'Democracy and the New Religious Pluralism', leading scholars from multiple disciplines explore these dynamics and their implications for democratic theory and practice.

Pluralism in the World Religions

Author: Harold G. Coward

Publisher: ONEWorld Publications

Published: 2000-08-31

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13:

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Featuring coverage of all the major religions, this is a fascinating introduction to the manner in which each world faith views the others.

My Journey as a Religious Pluralist

Author: Alan Race

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2021-06-02

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13: 1725298236

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Christian theology of religions remains a central component of the Christian response to global religious diversity. In the face of theological refusals to engage with issues of religious absolutism and new impressions from interreligious encounters, this book seeks to inject fresh energy into a debate that has stalled in recent years. The encounter between Christians and people of different religious persuasions raises questions of how to interpret Christian absolutism for a new and developing consciousness that values the experience of the religious other. This book argues that interreligious dialogue, interreligious ethical collaboration, and comparative studies all point to a pluralist future, where we are obliged to recognize the spiritual authenticity of the experience animating many religions. Building friendly relations between faith communities is to be applauded but it is insufficient in the face of the many challenges confronting the global human community. Whether we are speaking of cooperation in civil society, peace in the world, or the overarching ecological crisis encompassing the planet as a whole, the acceptance of the diversity of religions as a positive religious value will strengthen the sense of global responsibility that is needed.