Problems of Religious Diversity - Softcover

Griffiths, Paul J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0631211500 ISBN 13: 9780631211501

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, 2001

Synopsis

Exploring 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.

• Analyzes the philosophical questions raised by the fact that many religions in the world often appear to contradict each other in doctrine and practice.
• Evaluates the fundamental philosophical underpinnings of the debates between religious and non-religious approaches to religious diversity.
• Contains a glossary that defines the book's key technical terms and how they are related to one another.

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About the Author

Paul J. Griffiths is Schmitt Chair of Catholic Studies at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He has held academic posts at the University of Wisconsin, the University of Notre Dame, and the University of Chicago. He is author of On Being Buddha: The Classical Doctrine of Buddhahood (1994) and Religious Reading: The Place of Reading in the Practice of Religion (1999).

From the Back Cover

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:

• Can there be more than one true religion?
• What is the relation between commitment to one's faith and tolerance of other faiths?
• How does one's awareness of diverse religious claims affect the degree or strength of belief in one's own religion?
• In what ways can the concept of salvation and its prospects be construed in response to the contradictory nature of different religions?

From the Inside Flap

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:

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• Can there be more than one true religion?
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• What is the relation between commitment to one's faith and tolerance of other faiths?
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• How does one's awareness of diverse religious claims affect the degree or strength of belief in one's own religion?
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• In what ways can the concept of salvation and its prospects be construed in response to the contradictory nature of different religions?

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0631211500
• ISBN 13: 9780631211501
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 196