Descriptive vs. Theological Pluralism

Mikel Burley rightly complains about the parochialism of most philosophy of religion, joining a growing chorus of voices calling for this field to live up to its name by providing critical analyses of religion, not only Christian doctrine. Expanding the content of this subdiscipline to include a gre...

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Published in:Journal of the American Academy of Religion
Main Author: Sikka, Sonia 1963- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Oxford University Press 2021
In: Journal of the American Academy of Religion
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Summary:Mikel Burley rightly complains about the parochialism of most philosophy of religion, joining a growing chorus of voices calling for this field to live up to its name by providing critical analyses of religion, not only Christian doctrine. Expanding the content of this subdiscipline to include a greater variety of religions is no mean task, however, as it raises complex questions about the very nature of the field. What are the proper aims and methodology of philosophy of religion? What range of expertise should scholars within this field possess? What even constitutes its subject matter—“religion”—as distinct from other topics within philosophy, such as metaphysics and ethics? Burley is to be commended for having waded into this difficult terrain to offer a comprehensive and well-illustrated proposal about the possible shape of a genuinely globalized philosophy of religion. In the course of his argument, he criticizes the inadequacies of some past attempts to promote pluralism within philosophy of religion, including the well-known position of the late John Hick.
ISSN:1477-4585
Contains:Enthalten in: American Academy of Religion, Journal of the American Academy of Religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1093/jaarel/lfab052