Pluralism and society

Question 1

Interfaith dialogue

Answer 1

is the practice of promoting communication across denominations (ecumenism) or different religions.

Question 2

British society christianity stats

Answer 2

71.7% in 2001 to 46.2% in 2021.

Question 3

3 strands of interfiath dialogue

SHAIRNG OF THE GOSPEL OF SALAVATION (CoE approach)

Answer 3

1. The dialogue of daily life
2. The dialogue of the common good - different faith work together to benefit the community (Pluralist, Hick would support this)
3. The diaglogue of mutal understanding e.g debates - the scriptual reasoning movement

Question 4

Should christian communities evangelise.

REDEMPTORIS MISSIO

Pope John Paul ii

Answer 4

Conversion:

• It is not enough for christian to simply to try and live in harmony - christians must make efforts to bring a person to Christ.
• CoE will support this view and agree.
• Pluralsist disagree

Question 5

Synod

Answer 5

The legislative body of the church

Question 6

Encyclical

Answer 6

an open letter sent to more

Question 7

Redeemptoris Missio

Answer 7

written in 1990 and pushes a more exlusivist approach

Question 8

Gavin D’Costa crtices scriptural reasoning

Answer 8

• D’Costa points to Ford analogy for scriptural reasoning as a ‘tent’ in which different faiths come together. The tent is a neutral ground, not representative of any of the different faiths.
• A muslim will think that the New Testament is somewhat valid but mixed with error. e.g. they will try and convert christians as a result = it prevents the expression of faith to enable dialogue

Question 9

Evaluation - scriptural reasonsing is relativistic

Answer 9

• Relativism is the view that there is no one true religion (pluralists)
• scriptural reasoning gets everyone together to look at each other’s books - but does not allow evluation over which is correct

Question 10

Eddy & Ratzinger on Secular liberal pressure against exclusivism

Answer 10

• R said that liberal secular culture has started to be intolerant of exclusivism
• eddy - christrians were made to feel guilty for exclusivist views. He calls this a ‘highly politicised marginalisation of christianity in the public arena’

Question 11

Evaluation: inclusivist view of interfaith dialogue

Answer 11

inclusivists dont allow for mutual understanding - see other religions as invalid

• Hick: offensive to say that non-christians are meerly responding to the christian God through their own religion

Question 12

exclusivism

Answer 12

Only christian enter heaven:

• Calvin

Question 13

Unversalism

Answer 13

All enter heaven

• Hick