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pluralism and theology
exclusivism
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in christianity, this means people must have explicit faith in jesus to be saved - christ brought salvation to the world via the sacrificial death on the cross and the ressurection
'jesus answered "i am the way and the truth and the life. no one comes to the father except through me"'
hendrick kraemer - argued that religions are whole belief systems, it does not make sense to pick out beliefs and practices - there is no middle ground
inclusivism
there is the possibility of salvation for non-christians but christianity is the best route to achieve salvation
'i know that my redeemer lives, and that in the end he will stand on earth, (job 19:25)
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karl rahner
argued that other religions may contain partial truths. this is especially the case if the religion has a similar structure to christianity
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pluralism
there are many ways to salvation through different religions, truth us not exclusive to just one religious tradition
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all religious believers are aiming to lead moral lives and understand god. any difference in beliefs and practices is the result of different culture
hicks pluralist views
omnibenevolent god would not deny salvation to an individual if they were looking to serve gof in religion other than christianity
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