Rel Pluralism And Theology Flashcards
Relativism
No absolute truth
Knowledge truth and morality exist in contexts and societies however
Agnosticism
Doesn’t believe it’s possible to know for sure that a god exits
John 14:6
I am the way the truth and the life. No one comes to the father except through me
William Craig
Middle knowledge
D’costa
Universal access and restrictive access exclusivism
Kraemer
Religions as whole systems
Only Christianity had full truth
Barth
God chooses to reveal himself through Christ, bible and teachings-knowledge of god can only be found in these places
Can’t find god through ur own efforts
Augustine and Calvin
God elects through grace as we’re all fallen after Adam so only few can be saved
Exclusivism
Broad and narrow
And faith in Jesus is required for salvation and respond to gospel