Religious Diversity

A Philosophical Assessment

David Basinger (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

132 Seiten

2002
Ashgate Publishing Limited (Verlag)
978-0-7546-1520-0 (ISBN)

Infos

Religious diversity exists whenever seemingly sincere, knowledgeable individuals hold incompatible beliefs on the same religious issue. Diversity of this sort is pervasive, existing not only across basic theistic systems but also within these theistic systems themselves. Religious Diversity explores the breadth and significance of such conflict. Examining the beliefs of various theistic systems, particularly within Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism and Buddhism, Basinger discusses seemingly incompatible claims about many religious issues, including the nature of God and the salvation of humankind. He considers particularly the work of Hick, Gellman, Plantinga, Schellenberg, Alston, Wainwright, and Quinn, applying their perspectives on 'exclusivism' and 'pluralism' as they become relevant to the issues in question. Basinger's survey of the relevant literature, proposed solutions, and fresh insights offer an invaluable contribution not only for philosophers of religion and philosophical theologians but for anyone interested in the increasingly significant question of what a religious believer can or cannot justifiably say about their religious perspective.

Inhalt

Contents: Preface; Introduction; Diversity and epistemic obligation; Diversity and justified belief; Diversity and pluralism; Diversity and eternal destiny of humankind; Diversity and positive apologetics; Diversity and teaching; Selected readings; Index.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 28.2.2002
• Reihe/Serie: Routledge Philosophy of Religion Series
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 156 x 234 mm
• Gewicht: 351 g
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Erkenntnistheorie / Wissenschaftstheorie
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie
• ISBN-10: 0-7546-1520-0 / 0754615200
• ISBN-13: 978-0-7546-1520-0 / 9780754615200
• Zustand: Neuware