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Religion in the Modern World
Celebrating Pluralism and Diversity

Name: Religion in the Modern World
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Author: Keith Ward, Roehampton University, London and Christ Church, Oxford

Date Published: April 2019
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The subject of religious diversity is of growing significance, with its associated problems of religious pluralism and inter-faith dialogue. Moreover, since the European Enlightenment, religions have had to face new, existential challenges. Is there a future for religions? How will they have to change? Can they co-exist peacefully? In this book, Keith Ward brings new insights to these questions. Applying historical and philosophical approaches, he explores how we can establish truth among so many diverse religions. He explains how religions have evolved over time and how they are reacting to the challenges posed by new scientific and moral beliefs. A celebration of the diversity in the world's religions, Ward's timely book also deals with the possibility and necessity of religious tolerance and co-existence.
- Celebrates diversity in religions by proposing a new approach to dealing with conflicting claims of co-existing religions
- Critically analyses the 'pluralistic hypothesis' to develop a way of preserving concern for truth with acceptance of diverse beliefs
- Shows how new knowledge necessitates changes in religious thinking and how religious views can respond positively to new scientific and moral beliefs
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'… the clarity of the philosophical narrative Ward sketches in making this endorsement of religious pluralism is eminently noteworthy … In this moment of intense polarization, religious and otherwise, Ward's account functions as a welcome balm.' J. Khan, Choice
'I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It is well argued and written in an engaging and accessible style. The argumentation in this book represents the best of Ward's own Christian tradition.' William Olhausen, Search - A Church of Ireland Journal, vol. 44.3
'The book, quite simply, is an immense gift … all may profit from Allison's honest and careful scholarship: highly recommended.' Daniel A. Smith, Modern Believing
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- Date Published: April 2019
- format: Adobe eBook Reader
- isbn: 9781108632683
- availability: This ISBN is for an eBook version which is distributed on our behalf by a third party.
Table of Contents
Part I. The Problem of Religious Pluralism:
1. Emile Durkheim
2. Myths and symbols
3. Myth and history
4. Historical development
Part II. The Perennial Philosophy:
5. Aldous Huxley
6. Experience of the ineffable
7. The perennialist critique of other religious views
8. The void and pure mind
9. The supreme good
10. Frithjof Schuon
11. Problems with esoteric view
12. Huston Smith
13. The principle of plenitude
14. Perennialism and diversity
Part III. The Critical Turn:
15. Rudolf Bultmann
16. Immanuel Kant
17. The extension of moral concern
18. Morality and religion
19. Friedrich Schleiermarcher
20. G. W. Friedrich Hegel
21. The rise of pluralism
22. Ernst Troeltsch
Part IV. The Pluralist Hypothesis:
23. John Hick
24. Soteriological effectiveness
25. Truth, experience and salvation
26. Universal salvation
27. Truth and religious language
28. A case study: Christianity and Islam
29. Cantwell Smith
Part V. Catholicism and Pluralism
30. Karl Rahner
31. Hans Kung
32. Raimon Panikkar
33. Paul Knitter
34. Peter Phan
Part VI. Buddhism and Christianity in Dialogue:
35. A case study: Christianity and Buddhism
36. Conclusion.
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Keith Ward, Roehampton University, London and Christ Church, Oxford
Keith Ward is Professor of Religious Studies at University of Roehampton. A Fellow of the British Academy, he was Regius Professor of Divinity at the University of Oxford and served as President of the World Congress of Faiths. He is the author of numerous books, most recently, Christ and the Cosmos (Cambridge, 2015) and The Christian Idea of God (Cambridge, 2017).