What Is Religious Pluralism?

Ingrid Schlueter of Slice of Laodicea describes the four elements of religious pluralism, according to Harvard University’s Pluralism Project in light of Rick Warren's visit to Georgetown University:

"Global Strategist” and apostasy enthusiast Rick Warren was at Georgetown University yesterday and declared that “faith-based organizations” are the missing link to solving the world’s problems. Wiccans apparently would qualify. They do, after all, have faith. The future of the world, he declared, is religious pluralism. But what is religious pluralism anyway? Doesn’t that just mean tolerance for those of different beliefs who may live in your neighborhood, i.e. avoiding the Muslim propensity for burning down the houses of elderly Christian converts? (While they’re inside.)

Here’s what Harvard University’s Pluralism Project says it is:

• “First, pluralism is not diversity alone, but the energetic engagement with diversity. Second, pluralism is not just tolerance, but the active seeking of understanding across lines of difference.
• Second, pluralism is not just tolerance, but the active seeking of understanding across lines of difference.
• Third, pluralism is not relativism, but the encounter of commitments.
• Fourth, pluralism is based on dialogue. The language of pluralism is that of dialogue and encounter, give and take, criticism and self-criticism.

If Christians insist on their exclusive views of salvation through Christ alone and refuse to participate in ecumenical/interfaith dialogue and even worship, they will become a threat to public order in our global society. Note in point number four that dialogue is based on give and take. I get it. You give me a pentagram and I’ll hand over my cross. Then we’ll have world peace, right?

Read this critical piece at Slice of Laodicea.

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