Diversity Of Religions

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Recommended: the various possible meanings of the term "spirituality,

In this essay I am going to respond the answers posted on Blackboard, based on the chapter of John Hick "Truth and dialogue, and Keith Ward "Truth and the Diversity of Religions", as well as my own learning through this class based on chapters posted on Blackboard. To make my writing easier, I will mention Christianity religion through this essay as an example for all these theories. First of all, theory of religions is a subdivision of Christian theology attempting to make an evaluation of some religious phenomena. Various schools of thought attempt to describe the correlation of Christianity with other religious traditions. These include pluralism, inclusivism, exclusivism, relativism, and interfaith dialogue.
Pluralism views as being true and equally effective in their massage on the truth about God, salvation and the world. This is the most common view, which …show more content…

Inclusivism opinion bears the concept of an unidentified Christian where it is comprehended that a supporter of a certain religion whom God saved through Christ and who neither knows Christ nor got converted to Biblical doctrine. Karl Rahner, a Roman Catholic theologian, popularized the issue. According to Keith Ward, Rahner speaks on the salvation of those who lacked the chance of listening to Christ' Gospel. People can get saved other than adherence to the church. God reaches out to person in his religious past to save them. In addition to that, Rahner uses "anonymous" term to describe individuals who have experienced God's grace in Christ despite their religion. Moreover, inclusivism is founded on two axioms: first, salvation occurs through Christ solely; and the second, it is the will of God that all get saved. A non-Christian religion is termed as legal till followers get Christian witnesses. Finally, inclusivism bears appeal to people than from its compassionate approach towards

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