Myth of Religious Superiority : Multi-Faith Explorations of Religious Pluralism

by Knitter, Paul F.

• ISBN13: 9781570756276
• ISBN10: 1570756279
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-01-01
• Publisher: Orbis Books

Summary

In this challenging book, the leading exponents of the idea that all religions are a refraction of a truth no single tradition can exclusively reveal discuss what to make of that conviction in today's world of interreligious rivalry and strife. The authors represent a variety of faith traditions: Christianity, Judaism, Islam.

Table of Contents

Introduction
The next step beyond dialogue	p. 3
Exclusivism, inclusivism, pluralism : the tripolar typology - clarified and reaffirmed	p. 13
Is the pluralist model a western imposition? : a response in five voices	p. 28
Mahatma Gandhi : a prophet of pluralism	p. 45
Can there be more than one kind of pluralism?	p. 56
Sikhism and religious pluralism	p. 62
Excuse me, but what's the question? : isn't religious diversity normal?	p. 75
A pluralistic view of religious pluralism	p. 88
Toward a pluralist theology of Judaism	p. 105
Judaism and other faiths	p. 119
The spirit and religious pluralism	p. 135
Pluralist Christology as orthodox	p. 151
Pluralism calls for pluralistic inclusivism : an Indian Christian experience	p. 162
Power, politics, and plurality : the struggles of the World Council of Churches to deal with religious plurality	p. 176
The real and the trinitarian God	p. 194
Islam and pluralism	p. 211
A Muslim pluralist : Jalaluddin Rumi	p. 220
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