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A Primal Perspective on the Philosophy of ReligionConflicting Truth Claims of Different Religions

A Primal Perspective on the Philosophy of Religion: Conflicting Truth Claims of Different Religions CHAPTER XII CONFLICTING TRUTH CLAIMS OF DIFFERENT RELIGIONS Multiple Faiths all Claiming to be True What precisely is the problem presented by the conflicting truth claims of different religions, as understood in the philosophy of religion? The problem can be posed very concretely in this way. If I had been born in India, I would probably be a Hindu; if in Egypt, probably a Muslim; if in Sri Lanka, probably a Buddhist; but I was born in England and am predictably, a Christian. (Of course, a different “I” would have developed in each case.) These different religions seem to say different and incompatible things about the nature of ultimate reality, about the modes of divine activity, and about the nature and destiny of the human race. These differences among the various religions could be highlighted through a series of interrogations such as the following: Is the divine nature personal or nonpersonal? Does deity become incarnate in the world? Are human beings reborn again and again on earth? Is the empirical self the real self, destined for eternal life in fellowship with God, or is it only a temporary and illusory manifestation of an eternal higher self? Is the Bible, http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

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Publisher
Springer Netherlands
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© Springer 2006
ISBN
978-1-4020-5013-8
Pages
171 –178
DOI
10.1007/1-4020-5014-3_12
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CHAPTER XII CONFLICTING TRUTH CLAIMS OF DIFFERENT RELIGIONS Multiple Faiths all Claiming to be True What precisely is the problem presented by the conflicting truth claims of different religions, as understood in the philosophy of religion? The problem can be posed very concretely in this way. If I had been born in India, I would probably be a Hindu; if in Egypt, probably a Muslim; if in Sri Lanka, probably a Buddhist; but I was born in England and am predictably, a Christian. (Of course, a different “I” would have developed in each case.) These different religions seem to say different and incompatible things about the nature of ultimate reality, about the modes of divine activity, and about the nature and destiny of the human race. These differences among the various religions could be highlighted through a series of interrogations such as the following: Is the divine nature personal or nonpersonal? Does deity become incarnate in the world? Are human beings reborn again and again on earth? Is the empirical self the real self, destined for eternal life in fellowship with God, or is it only a temporary and illusory manifestation of an eternal higher self? Is the Bible,

Published: Jan 1, 2006

Keywords: Religious Life; Ultimate Reality; World Religion; Religious Pluralism; Historical Interaction

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