Key Terms

Question 1

Exclusivism?

Answer 1

The view that only one religion offers the complete means of salvation.

Question 2

Inter-faith dialogue?

Answer 2

Sharing and discussing religious beliefs between members of different religious traditions, with an aim of reaching better understanding.

Question 3

Theology of religion(s)?

Answer 3

The branch of Christian theology that looks at the relationship between Christianity and other world religions from a Christian perspective.

Question 4

Inclusivism?

Answer 4

The view that although one’s own religion’s the normative means of salvation, those who accept its central principles may also receive salvation.

Question 5

Pluralism?

Answer 5

The view that there are many ways to salvation through different religious traditions.

Question 6

Particularism?

Answer 6

An alternative name for exclusivism, meaning that salvation can only be found in one particular way.

Question 7

Vatican II?

Answer 7

The Second Vatican Ecumenical Council, held from 1962 to 1965 to discuss the place of the Catholic Church in the modern world.

Question 8

Noumena?

Answer 8

A Kantian term to describe reality as it really is, unfiltered by the human mind.

Question 9

Phenomena?

Answer 9

A Kantian term to describe reality as it appears to us, filtered by the human mind.