*Could religions contradict one another and still be valid responses to the same transcendent reality?*
John Hick rejects both religious exclusivism and inclusivism, proposing instead that the world’s major faiths are culturally different human responses to an ultimate reality that transcends any one religious description.
0:00 Why Do Religions Contradict Each Other?
0:51 Exclusivism, Inclusivism, and Pluralism
1:54 Why Hick Rejects Exclusivism and Inclusivism
2:56 Can Contradictory Ideas of God Be Reconciled?
4:03 What Experience Do Religions Share?
5:17 Is There a Fourth Alternative to Pluralism?
6:16 Would Religions Accept the Pluralistic Hypothesis?
*John Hick* (1922–2012) was a British philosopher of religion and theologian known for his influential work on religious pluralism. His research also made significant contributions to theodicy, eschatology, Christology, and the epistemology of religion.
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