One God of all? : probing pluralist identities / Garth Hallett.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hallett, Garth L., 1927-2022.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religious pluralism.

Transcendence (Philosophy).

Transcendence of God.

Immanence of God.

Religion--Philosophy.

Religion.

Knowledge, Theory of (Religion).

Hick, John, 1922-2012.

Hick, John.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (152 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York ; London : Continuum, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The claim has repeatedly been made, and has often been contested, that a single transcendent being is present or active in all of the world's major religions. In this view, names such as "God," "Allah," "nirvana," "Vishnu," and "Brahman" all refer to the same transcendent reality. Absent from the debate and here provided is a serious study of such claims in the light of the most pertinent philosophical literature, namely that concerning questions of identity and individuation. Of necessity, the terms that the claims employ are very general and abstract: the world's religions, it is said, all r

Contents:

Contents; Preface; 1. PLURALIST IDENTITY CLAIMS: A PRELIMINARY OVERVIEW; 2. THE CLAIMS' SIGNIFICANCE; 3. FIXING A FOCUS; 4. TRANSCENDENT REFERENCE; 5. FOR AND AGAINST IDENTICAL REFERENCE; 6. NEGLECTED QUESTIONS; 7. MULTIPLE MISGIVINGS; 8. COUNTER-EXPLORATION; 9. DIALECTICAL RESPONSE; 10. PLURALISM IN A NEW KEY?; Works Cited; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [129]-138) and index.

ISBN:

9786612977527

9781282977525

1282977520

9780826420398

0826420397

OCLC:

699510469