Problems of Religious Diversity [Paperback]

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• Analyzes the philosophical questions raised by the fact that many religions in the world often appear to contradict each other in doctrine and practice.
  
• Evaluates the fundamental philosophical underpinnings of the debates between religious and non-religious approaches to religious diversity.
  
• Contains a glossary that defines the book's key technical terms and how they are related to one another.

Series Editor's Preface ix

Preface xi

Acknowledgments xiii

Key Terms xiv

1 Religious Diversity 1

1.1 Religion: Some Historical Remarks 1

1.2 Religion: A Definition 7

1.3 Diversity in Religion 12

1.4 Philosophical Questions about Religious Diversity 16

1.5 Standpoints and Answers 19

2 Religious Diversity and Truth 21

2.1 Religious Claims: Doctrines and Teachings 21

2.2 Assent and Acceptance 26

2.3 Truth, Falsehood, Incompatibility 31

2.4 Parity with Respect to Truth: A Kantian View 37

2.5 Parity with Respect to Truth: A Wittgensteinean View 45

2.6 Parity with Respect to Truth: Nonreligious Views 50

2.7 Difference with Respect to Religious Truth: Exclusivism 53

2.8 Difference with Respect to Religious Truth: Inclusivism 60

2.9 A Catholic Christian Argument for Open lnclusivism 60

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