Kierkegaardian Reflections on the Problem of Pluralism

Aaron Fehir

doi:10.5771/9780739185858

Summary

Søren Kierkegaard’s Christian existentialism provides a unique framework for thinking about the problem of religious pluralism. This problem arises from the fact that there are lots of different religions in the world and each of them teaches different things. Accordingly, it is difficult to know which one, if any, ought to be believed in as actually being true. Fehir defends his view of Kierkegaard’s understanding of faith and uses it to deal with common philosophical problems related to pluralism. In the course of advancing this argument, Kierkegaardian Reflections of the Problem of Pluralism also engages in interreligious dialogue by comparing Kierkegaard’s views with representatives from Buddhism, Judaism, and Taoism.

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Copyright year: 2015
ISBN-Print: 978-0-7391-8584-1
ISBN-Online: 978-0-7391-8585-8
Publisher: Lexington, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 109
Product type: Book Titles

1. Contents No access
2. Abbreviations No access
3. Introduction No access
1. 1. The Problem of Conflicting Truth-Claims No access
2. 2. The Problem of the Criterion No access
3. 3. The Problem of the Incarnation No access
1. 4. The Problem of Sin No access
2. 5. The Jewish Problem No access
3. 6. The Problem of Pantheism No access
Bibliography No access Pages 99 - 104
Index No access Pages 105 - 108
About the Author No access Pages 109 - 109