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The Intolerance of Religious Pluralism

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 October 2008

Peter Donovan
Peter Donovan
Affiliation:
Department of Religious Studies, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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Abstract

The pluralistic approach to religions has come in for some serious criticism in recent writings. I shall consider two examples in particular. The first is the book Christian Uniqueness Reconsidered. The Myth of a Pluralistic Theology of Religions, edited by Gavin D'Costa. This is a collection of essays offered in response to The Myth of Christian Uniqueness, edited by John Hick and Paul Knitter. The second example is an essay by Paul Morris, ‘Judaism and Pluralism: the Price of “Religious Freedom”’, in Religious Pluralism and Unbelief, edited by Ian Hamnett.

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Research Article
Information
Religious Studies , Volume 29 , Issue 2 , June 1993 , pp. 217 - 229
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1993

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