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Religious Pluralism in Christian and Islamic Philosophy The Thought of John Hick and Seyyed Hossein Nasr
By Adnan Aslan
Copyright 1999
308 Pages
by
Routledge
304 Pages
by
Routledge
308 Pages
by
Routledge
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The philosophy of religion and theology are related to the culture in which they have developed. These disciplines provide a source of values and vision to the cultures of which they are part, while at the same time they are delimited and defined by their cultures. This book compares the ideas of two contemporary philosophers, John Hick and Seyyed Hossein Nasr, on the issues of religion,... Read more
Chapter 1 Intellectual Biographies; Chapter 2 Religion and Tradition; Chapter 3 Knowledge and the Utimate; Chapter 4 The Need for a Pluralistic Approach in Religion; Chapter 5 The Ultimate and Pluralism; Chapter 6 Christianity and Islam: Manifestations of the Ultimate; Notes; Appendix Religions and the Concept of the Ultimate Selected Bibliography Index;
Biography
Adrian Aslan
'The book presents a thorough and comprehensive account of the thinking of two significant contemporary intellectual figures, and in the process it provides readers with some excellent insights into the wider context of modern Christian and Islamic thought.' - Hugh Goddard, Bulletin of SOAS
