Religious Pluralism and Theology

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Religious Pluralism and Theology
- Exclusivism
  - KRAMER - each religion has their own set of beliefs and cannot pick and choose what to follow - only Christians will be saved
  - BARTH - 'theology of the word' WORD = Jesus, Bible, Church.
    - One must believe in Jesus Christ as the early and human manifestation of God in order to reach salvation.
  - D'COSTA - only those who have managed to hear Christ's Gospel on earth and have accepted his sacrifice will reach Heaven (restrictive access exclusivism)
    - But will all be save eventually when we get to know God after death (universal access exclusivism)
- Inclusivism
  - RAHNER - 'anonymous Christian' many people don't know they are living a christian life but are living one.
- Pluralism
  - PANIKAR - religion is due to culture
    - 'the unknown Christ in Hinduism
  - HICK - Iranean Theodicy - different cultures and nature in the world so different world religions
    - There are no elephants in Europe so there are no elephant God's in their religions.
Pluralism - all faiths and religions provide a path to salvation
Inclusivism - Christianity is the way to reach salvation but there may also be other ways
Exclusivism - Christianity is exclusively the only way to reach salvation

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