The Insufficiency of S. Mark Heim’s More Pluralistic Hypothesis
S. Mark Heim critiques religious pluralism on the grounds that pluralistic theologies of religions postulate a conception of salvation that is applicable to all religions. That is to say, religious pluralism is insufficiently pluralistic. In contrast, Heim proposes a more pluralistic hypothesis, whi...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage Publ.
2013
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Theology today
Year: 2013, Volume: 69, Issue: 4, Pages: 497-510 |
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Postliberalism
B S. Mark Heim B insufficiently historical B a more pluralistic hypothesis B Religious Pluralism |
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| Summary: | S. Mark Heim critiques religious pluralism on the grounds that pluralistic theologies of religions postulate a conception of salvation that is applicable to all religions. That is to say, religious pluralism is insufficiently pluralistic. In contrast, Heim proposes a more pluralistic hypothesis, which concludes in the postulation of multiple salvations. I critique Heim’s historical frame, which is informed by postliberalism, on the grounds that it is essentialistic. This critique is applicable to his historical frame because he utilizes a cultural-linguistic theory of religion, which argues that religion is bound to its grammar, as rendered by its founding story. Heim’s hypothesis is insufficiently historical because his theory of religion is essentialistic in nature and thus ahistorical. |
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| ISSN: | 2044-2556 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Theology today
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0040573612463031 |