Religious Pluralism and Society (Chapter 12)

Question 1

WHAT ARE THE 3 AIMS OF SCRIPTURAL REASONING?

Answer 1

• Wisdom (everyone is united in their desire for wisdom coming out of
  discussion)
• Collegiality (everyone is an equal)
• Hospitality (non-judgemental environment)

Question 2

WHAT ARE THE METHODS USED BY SCRIPTURAL REASONING?

Answer 2

1. Participants identify a narrative or theme, perhaps a concern or issue arising from
   their community or their context.
2. Each faith community selects a short passage from their scripture relating to that theme.
3. Participants meet in small groups and one at a time, each passage of scripture is read out loud to the rest of the group. Others may never have come across it before so they give an ‘introduction’, explaining a little of its context in the scripture and its importance in the faith tradition.
4. Convened by a facilitator, participants then discuss the passages one at a time- they may begin by asking questions to help them understand it better, or share a reflection or something that particularly strikes them as they hear it. In this way, an open and interactive discussion begins and the participants are able to reflect together on the possible meanings of the text.

Question 3

HOW HAS GLOBALISATION LED TO MULTI-FAITH SOCIETIES?

Answer 3

• facilitated by the advance of technology making travel quicker and cheaper
• Crane and Matten termed it as ‘deterritorisation’
• Michael Barnes said behind the romantic images on multi0faith society local people have worries about their identity

Question 4

how has the post enlightenment led to multi faith societies?

Answer 4

post enlightenment thinkers such as kant, hume and rousseau put a particular influence upon using human reason reason to develop understanding.

the post enlightenment era had a big emphasis upon human rights and tolerance

Question 5

how has migration led to multi faith societies?

Answer 5

• diversity of places such as southall

- people may move because of increasing economic gap between their country and where they move making it essential

Question 6

how did mulieris dignitatum respond to inter faith dialogue

Answer 6

‘inter religious dialogue is a part of the Church’s evangelizing mission’

‘dialogue must be respectful because all lawful religions are led by the holy spirit’

believe members of the church can learn more about god’s revelation through non-christian religions

Question 7

how did the gospel of salvation (2010) respond to inter faith dialogue?

Answer 7

said church of england must show ‘hospitality.. developing good inter-faith relations in the hope they will come to faith and be baptised’

says people must have a shared sense of common good which can only come from respecting others religions