Pluralism and society

Cards (109)

  • What is the main religion of the UK as of the 7th century?
    Christianity
  • How has the proportion of Christians in the UK changed from 2001 to 2021?
    It fell from 71.7% to 46.2%
  • What is the traditional approach to religious diversity called?
    Religious exclusivism
  • What do inclusivist and pluralist approaches aim to achieve in society?
    Enable social flourishing in a multi-religious society
  • What is inter-faith dialogue?
    Communication across faith divides
  • What does conversion refer to in a religious context?
    Influencing someone to join a religion
  • How do liberal and conservative views differ on inter-faith dialogue?
    Liberals favor openness; conservatives favor expression
  • What is required for liberal inter-faith dialogue to be effective?
    Open-mindedness and willingness to learn
  • What do conservatives believe about the 'faith' element in dialogue?
    It requires genuine expression of faith
  • What is the main debate regarding inter-faith dialogue?
    Which approach best enables social cohesion
  • What is the goal of scriptural reasoning?
    Learning to disagree without conflict
  • Who developed the method of Textual Reasoning?
    Peter Ochs
  • What is the purpose of scriptural reasoning sessions?
    To read and discuss scriptures together
  • What is a claimed benefit of scriptural reasoning?
    Promotes understanding across faith divides
  • How does scriptural reasoning differ from liberalism?
    It allows full expression of faith
  • What do conservatives think about scriptural reasoning?
    They may see it as relativistic
  • What is Gavin D’Costa's critique of scriptural reasoning?
    It slides into liberalism and relativism
  • What does Cardinal Ratzinger claim about secular liberal culture?
    It views exclusivist belief as a threat
  • What does Paul Eddy argue about Christians and pluralism?
    They feel pressured towards pluralism
  • What do secular liberals argue about exclusivist attitudes?
    They cause social problems
  • What does Christopher Hitchens argue about religion and social cohesion?
    Religion should be domesticated for peace
  • What is the consequence of relativistic social pressure on traditional Christians?
    It may drive them towards extremism
  • What does Hitchens believe about the criticism of exclusivists?
    It is part of free speech in society
  • What does Hitchens argue about sacrificing liberal values?
    It leads to backsliding towards theocracy
  • What does Hitchens suggest about exclusivists' views?
    They reflect a totalitarian mindset
  • How does scriptural reasoning attempt to balance faith and dialogue?
    By allowing personal faith without conversion attempts
  • What is the main criticism of scriptural reasoning's approach?
    It may suppress the faith element
  • What is the relationship between scriptural reasoning and liberalism?
    Scriptural reasoning aims to avoid liberalism's pitfalls
  • What does scriptural reasoning claim about participants' faith commitments?
    Participants should not compromise their faith
  • What is the significance of the 'tent' analogy in scriptural reasoning?
    It represents a neutral space for dialogue
  • How does scriptural reasoning view the truth of different religions?
    It does not discuss which religion is true
  • What is the potential issue with scriptural reasoning's approach to faith?
    It may relativize the faith element
  • What does the liberal approach to inter-faith dialogue aim to achieve?
    Unite different religious worldviews on common ground
  • What is the critique of the liberal approach to dialogue?
    It obliterates the individuality of faiths
  • What does post-liberal dialogue accept about different worldviews?
    It acknowledges genuine differences
  • What is the main goal of post-liberal inter-faith dialogue?
    Avoid relativism by accepting differences
  • What does scriptural reasoning aim to achieve in inter-faith dialogue?
    Enable mutual understanding across faith divides
  • What is the relationship between scriptural reasoning and traditional religious views?
    It encourages understanding without rejection
  • What does scriptural reasoning discourage in its practice?
    Attacking other faiths or conversion attempts
  • What is the significance of the term 'postliberal' in scriptural reasoning?
    It avoids suppressing any part of faith