Religion in a multicultural world
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Religion in a multicultural world — the problem?
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Many religions each claim the truth about the divine, and living side by side, those claims seem to conflict.
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Three responses to many religions?
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Exclusivism (only one true), pluralism (many valid paths), and 'beyond words' (the divine outruns any single picture).
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Religious pluralism?
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The view that different religions are genuine, valid paths to the same ultimate reality, not just one being true.
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Hick's idea of 'the Real'?
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One ultimate reality behind all religions; each faith is a genuine but partial, culturally-shaped response to it.
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Hick's elephant image?
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People in the dark each describe one part of an elephant — each true, none whole; so with the religions.
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The strongest objection to pluralism?
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The religions flatly disagree (one God or many? reborn or resurrected?), so calling all 'partial' denies each its core claims.
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The cost of pluralism (Go further)?
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It's generous, but buys that by treating no religion's specific picture as fully true — which may demote a believer's core claims.
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What lifts a Section B answer to the top band?
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Arguing a claim, testing it against the strongest objection, weighing them, and reaching a reasoned conclusion — not describing.
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