Inclusivism

• Assessing inclusivism - pros

  • balances the unique Christ-event and the idea that a loving God would want to save people
  • it acknowledges the idea of a sensus divinitas
  • conforms to Biblical ideas that the Jewish people were chosen by a God and therefore saved without knowing Christ
• Assessing inclusivism - cons

  • patronising to other faiths
  • Rahner could be accused of decentralising Christ from salvation and of undermining the role of the Church in the world
• Aims and purposes of inter-faith dialogue - Inclusivism

  • to understand each other
  • to communicate the Christian message relevantly
  • to work together
  • mutual respect