Problems of religious diversity

Abstract

Preface. Acknowledgments. 1. Religious Diversity. Religion: Some Historical Remarks. Religion: A Definition. Diversity in Religion. Philosophical Questions About Religious Diversity. Standpoints and Answers. 2. Religious Diversity and Truth. Religious Claims: Doctrines and Teachings. Assent and Acceptance. Truth, Falsehood, Incompatibility. Parity with Respect to Truth: A Kantian View. Parity with Respect to Truth: A Wittgensteinean View. Parity with Respect to Truth: Nonreligious Views. Difference with Respect to Religious Truth: Exclusivism. Difference with Respect to Religious Truth: Inclusivism. A Catholic Christian Argument for Open Inclusivism. 3. Religious Diversity and Epistemic Confidence. Epistemic Confidence. Awareness of Diversity. Religious Responses to the Question of Epistemic Confidence. Privatization. A Christian View, in Conversation with William Alston. 4. The Religious Alien. Toleration: Enduring the Religious Alien. Separation: Isolating the Religious Alien. Conversion: Domesticating the Religious Alien. Christian Evangelism. 5. The Question of Salvation. Pluralism. Exclusivism. Inclusivism. Restrictivism and Universalism. A Brief Guide to Further Reading. Glossary. Index.