3.8.4
Discussion Points: Social Cohesion & Scripture
Has Inter-Faith Dialogue Affected Social Cohesion?
Has Inter-Faith Dialogue Affected Social Cohesion?
Social cohesion is very difficult to measure. Crime statistics and social surveys can give indicators, but it's hard to determine what causes social issues and what efforts lead to social cohesion.
Does Scriptural Reasoning Cause Relativism of Beliefs?
Does Scriptural Reasoning Cause Relativism of Beliefs?
Religion is a flawed human construct. No religion offers absolute truths about reality.
Pluralist view
Pluralist view
- For pluralists such as John Hick, scriptural reasoning enables religious believers to recognise that different religious beliefs and practices are all relative.
- Their differences are merely born out of different cultures.
Exclusivist view
Exclusivist view
- Exclusivists may argue that scriptural reasoning undermines the uniqueness of the Christian message.
- Christians have an important duty to spread the message that salvation is only possible through Jesus Christ and that other religions are false.
Supporters - no conclusions
Supporters - no conclusions
- Supporters of scriptural reasoning may argue that participants are not told what conclusions to reach about other religions.
- The goal is for participants to reach a greater understanding of their own faith after discussion with those of different beliefs.
Critics - are all religions equal?
Critics - are all religions equal?
- However, some critics of scriptural reasoning may argue that the movement encourages participants to recognise all contributions as equally valid points of view.
- If all holy scriptures and interpretations offer a valid perspective on reality, how does any religion offers the ultimate truth?
1Philosophy of Religion
1.1Ancient Philosophical Influences: Plato
1.2Ancient Philosophical Influences: Aristotle
1.3Ancient Philosophical Influences: Soul, Mind, Body
1.4The Existence of God - Arguments from Observation
1.5The Existence of God - Arguments from Reason
1.6Religious Experience
1.7The Problem of Evil
1.8The Nature & Attributes of God
1.9Religious Language: Negative, Analogical, Symbolic
2Religion & Ethics
2.1Natural Law
2.2Situation Ethics
2.3Kantian Ethics
2.4Utilitarianism
2.5Euthanasia
3Developments in Christian Thought
3.1Saint Augustine's Teachings
3.2Death & the Afterlife
3.3Knowledge of God's Existence
3.4The Person of Jesus Christ
3.5Christian Moral Principles
3.6Christian Moral Action
3.7Development - Pluralism & Theology
3.8Development - Pluralism & Society
3.9Gender & Society
3.10Gender & Theology
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1Philosophy of Religion
1.1Ancient Philosophical Influences: Plato
1.2Ancient Philosophical Influences: Aristotle
1.3Ancient Philosophical Influences: Soul, Mind, Body
1.4The Existence of God - Arguments from Observation
1.5The Existence of God - Arguments from Reason
1.6Religious Experience
1.7The Problem of Evil
1.8The Nature & Attributes of God
1.9Religious Language: Negative, Analogical, Symbolic
2Religion & Ethics
2.1Natural Law
2.2Situation Ethics
2.3Kantian Ethics
2.4Utilitarianism
2.5Euthanasia
3Developments in Christian Thought
3.1Saint Augustine's Teachings
3.2Death & the Afterlife
3.3Knowledge of God's Existence
3.4The Person of Jesus Christ
3.5Christian Moral Principles
3.6Christian Moral Action
3.7Development - Pluralism & Theology
3.8Development - Pluralism & Society
3.9Gender & Society
3.10Gender & Theology
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