Religious pluralism and theology Flashcards
Exclusivism
The view that only one religion offers the complete means of salvation
Inclusivism
The view that although one’s own religion is the normative means of salvation, those who accept its central principles may also receive salvation
Pluralism
The view that there are many ways to salvation through different religious traditions
Noumenal
A Kantian term to describe reality as it really is, unfiltered by the human mind
Phenomenal
A Kantian term to describe reality as it appears to us, filtered by the human mind/ as we experience It
Liberalism
An ideology that develops its laws based on the principle that humans flourish when given maximum freedoms and minimum control by governments
Plural society
A society that tolerates many different beliefs and lifestyles
Religious pluralism
The varieties of beliefs and practices within a particular religion, as well as varieties of different religions and their beliefs and practices
The epistemological problem
To what extent may the truth claims of non- Christian religions be considered true within Christian theology
The soteriological problem
Can people of non-christian religions or who hold no religious belief receive God’s salvation?
Epistemology
The study of knowledge
Soteriology
The study of salvation or liberation according to Christian teaching and the different ways in which humans achieve this
Phenomenology
Phenomenological existence refers to the experience of things as we encounter them and the structures of consciousness
Solus Christus
Only christ- exclusivists maintain that Christ’s death was necessary and it is only through Christ that anyone can be saved
Extra ecclesium nullas salus
No salvation outside the church- Inclusivists reject the idea that you must be a member of the visible institution of the church to be saved
Votum ecclesiae
Church of faith- or implicit faith in the church. Inclusivists maintain that you can be an implicit member of the invisible church of faith through your desires and by the way you live your life
Fides ex auditu
Hearing and understanding through the bible
RAE
Restrictive access exclusivism. Places emphasis on the sinfulness of human nature and the uniqueness of Christ as the only means of salvation. Calvinists
UAE
Universal access exclusivism. “In Christ, God was reconciling the world to himself”. “The world” UEA interprets to mean everyone. Roman Catholics and protestants