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Redemption and the Divine Realities: A Study of Hick, and an Alternative

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 October 2008

Richard L. Corliss
Richard L. Corliss
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Professor of Philosophy, St. Cloud State University
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One of the most difficult problems for a student of religion is the problem of how to relate different religious views of life. It is not difficult to say, ‘My religious orientation has the only truth,’ but the art of giving evidence and argument to support a view on how they should be compared is almost nonexistent. Because of this, the recent work that John Hick has done in this area deserves thoughtful consideration. Since I am working on a book which is concerned with this issue, I am not only going to discuss Hick's views but also defend an alternative way of relating religious views of life. I hope this article will stimulate reactions which will be of help in my work on the book.

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Religious Studies , Volume 22 , Issue 2 , June 1986 , pp. 235 - 248
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1986

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References

1 Dhammapada, verses 197–200. Quoted in The Buddhist Religion: A Historical Introduction by Robinson, Richard H. (Belmont, California: Dickenson, 1970), p. 31.Google Scholar

1 Ibid

2 If this is not what Hick intended, it is what he should have intended because both aspects are present in each of the four religious traditions.

1 Kripke's, SaulNaming and Necessity (Harvard University Press, 1980)Google Scholar provided the inspiration for these remarks on names. Kripke, however, does not discuss names of gods or analogous things.

1 ‘On Grading Religions, Seeking Truth, and Being Nice to People – A Reply to Professor Hick’, Religious Studies XIX,, 75–80.

1 Hick, John, God Has Many Names (Philadelphia: The Westminster Press, 1982), p. 53.Google Scholar