Pluralism is the view that there are many, equally valid paths to god. God is conceived as a being than which none greater can be thought, and even the nonbeliever can grasp that idea. Hick begins his suprachristian perception of god with the fact that the history of religions sets before us innumerable gods, with different names and. Argues for a religious pluralism which fully respects all the great world religions. John hick is fellow of the institute for advanced research in arts and social sciences at the university of birmingham in england. The details of this argument need not concern us here, but what should be noted is a claim which is alleged to follow from this. Hick believes a global theology is necessary because it is essential that religious people respect each other. Pdf theorising religious diversity in a multicultural world. Hick wrote many books during the course of his career and these reflect the gradual development of his pluralism. Second vatican council, also called vatican ii, 196265, 21st ecumenical council of the roman catholic church, announced by pope john xxiii on january 25, 1959, as a means of spiritual renewal for the church and as an occasion for christians separated from rome to join in a search for christian unity.
Preparatory commissions appointed by the pope prepared an agenda and produced drafts. The author persuasively argues for a true religious pluralism, respectful of the nonchristian traditions that have persisted. No matter how many successes we have, we are all doomed to suffer the final failure. If it available for your country it will shown as book reader and user fully subscribe will benefit by having full access to all books. John hick and brian hebblethwaite, christianity and other religions. Pdf god has many names by john hick anastasia wilona. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them.
The author persuasively argues for a true religious pluralism. Reexamines the doctrine of the incarnation, with its implication that christianity alone was founded by god in person, and claims that a. God is the infinite personal being who has created the universe, whom religious people worship and to whom they pray, and who has the power, when he or she so decides, to intervene in human affairs in response to our prayerful. Hick describes his spiritual pilgrimage in some detail in the introduction to this work. John harwood hick 20 january 1922 9 february 2012 was a philosopher of religion and theologian born in england who taught in the united states for the larger part of his career. I disagree with hicks moral grounds for the following.
A critical exposition of john hicks religious pluralism by tassanee. Publication date 1982 topics christianity and other religions, religion. God has a name available for download and read online in other formats. Hick supports the view of religious pluralism the view that all religions have insight and truth into what is real, and no one religion is exclusively absolute. John harwood hick is currently considered a single author. Thus god exists in the understanding, even if not in reality.
In philosophical theology, he made contributions in the areas of theodicy, eschatology, and christology, and in the philosophy of religion he contributed to the areas of epistemology of religion and religious. For hick, the pluralist context has become the pretext for treating the biblical text lightly and for producing a theology which. This is partly because god has many names in scripture. God has many names by john hick philadelphia, westminster. You can consider it if you want a cooler alternative to zack. The foremost proponent of this view is john hick, a exclusivism is the diametric opposite of pluralism, holding. God has many names britains new religious pluralism. An introduction to john hicks pluralist hypothesis part 1. His book, god has many names, shall be my primary source for arguing for a. God has many names by john hick philadelphia, westminster, 1982. Second vatican council description, history, documents. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author.
Westminster john knox press a major revolution in thinking about religion is called for in this challenging work by theologian and religious philosopher john hick. Dermot mcdonald, john hicks evil and the god of love, macmillan, vox evangelica 5 1967. His names provide a composite picture revealing different facets of his awesome character. God has many names by john hick paperback softback. A major revolution in thinking about religion is called for in this challenging work by theologian and religious philosopher john hick. Why the new atheists are missing the target oxford. John harwood hick primary author only author division. John hick, lecturer in the philosophy of religion at cambridge university, has written one of the most serious and important studies of the problem of evil to appear in english for a lon1 itg i time. On converting from buddhism from catholicism london.
Disputed questions in theology and the philosophy of religion. Other influential books by hick include death and eternal life, an interpretation of religion arguments for the existence of god, god has many names, the metaphor of god incarnate, a christian theology of religions, the new frontier of religion and science, and philosophy of religion. John hicks important work on the problem of evil from the 1960s was a turning point in the study of theodicy. Pdf god has a name download full pdf book download. Several biographical points should be briefly mentioned. Therefore it need a free signup process to obtain the book. A critical evaluation of john hicks religious pluralism in light of. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read.
Westminster john knox press, 1982, 8th reprinting 2000. Welcome,you are looking at books for reading, the hick, you will able to read or download in pdf or epub books and notice some of author may have lock the live reading for some of country. But each name that god reveals serves as an important key in disclosing his power, holiness, and desired relationship with his people. This casual form of ezekiel has been rising in popularity since five years. A few examples of the names of god, as they appear in hebrew. God has many names britains new religious pluralism john hick.
He is the author of a number of books, including a christian theology of religions, death and eternal life, and god has many names, all. Christianity is only one of these, and is no more superior than the others. Please read our short guide how to send a book to kindle. Varieties of religious pluralism olawoyin journal of. This name has lost much of its sheen in the rest of the world, but it is still well used by the rednecks. A strong advocate for religious pluralism was john h. Hick has elsewhere argued at length that religious experience in general cannot be dismissed as delusory and that it is indeed rational to believe in god on the basis of such experience seen. He is the author of a number of books, including a christian theology of religions, death and eternal life, and god has many names, all of which are published by wjk.