Rationality and Faith (Various Issues of Religious Pluralism)

Author: John Hick [USA], translated by Chen Zhihua and Wang Zhicheng
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Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: The distinguished contemporary philosopher John Hick presents a philosophical paradigm for handling interreligious relationships in our pluralistic religious era—religious pluralism. He argues that the major world religions are equally valid responses to the same ultimate reality. Based on this, concepts such as religious superiority, the future of humanity, and interreligious relations must be reevaluated. In this new realm of thought, this book can only be considered the first steps taken by a philosopher, with the collected essays reflecting the author's attempts and explorations. The first chapter has a personal nature and differs from the others; it describes three debates encountered during the formation of a global perspective. Of course, personal experiences should not be imposed on others, so this chapter can be skipped without affecting the reader's understanding of the more philosophical discussions that follow. However, philosophers are also human, with their own life journeys; examining how a philosopher's life and thought influence each other may be of interest to some.