Religious Disagreement and Pluralism

Jonathan L Kvanvig editor Matthew A Benton editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Oxford University Press

Published:30th Nov '21

Should be back in stock very soon

Religious Disagreement and Pluralism cover

Epistemological questions about the significance of disagreement have advanced alongside broader developments in social epistemology concerning testimony, the nature of expertise and epistemic authority, the role of institutions, group belief, and epistemic injustice, among others. During this period, related issues in the epistemology of religion have re-emerged as worthy of new consideration, and available to be situated with new conceptual tools. Does disagreement between, and within, religions challenge the rationality of religious commitment? How should religious adherents think about exclusivist, inclusivist, and pluralist frameworks as applied to religious truth, or to matters of salvation or redemption or liberation? This volume explores many of these issues at the intersection of the epistemology of disagreement and religious epistemology. It engages in careful reflection on religious diversity and disagreement, offering ways to balance epistemic humility with personal conviction. Recognizing the place of religious differences in our social lives, it provides renewed efforts at how best to think about truths concerning religion.

Scholarly and well reasoned, Religious Disagreement and Pluralism accomplishes its goals of explicating the challenges to justified belief raised by religious pluralism. It does this using the unique toolbox that analytic philosophy brings to understanding reality and succeeds at showing the power of these approaches to raise new challenges and bring new clarity...there is much that can be learned and widely applied. Benton and Kvanvig have brought together a worthwhile resource for philosophy of religion students and teachers. * Zachariah Motts, Iowa State University, Reading Religion *
Religious Disagreement & Pluralism is an engaging and accessible compilation of cutting-edge research in religious epistemology. It is sure to be of value to anyone interested in thinking about the thorny philosophical issues raised by the diversity of religious opinions. * Jonathan Matheson, International Journal for Philosophy of Religion *
Religious Disagreement and Pluralism will serve as a valuable resource for anyone interested in contemporary debates in either epistemology or philosophy of religion, and for those with a foot in each sub-discipline, it is a must read...Religious Disagreement & Pluralism is an engaging and accessible compilation of cutting-edge research in religious epistemology. * Jonathan Matheson, International Journal for Philosophy of Religion *
This collection offers a wide range of learned perspectives and it helpfully locates the crucial points of disagreement about religious disagreement. As a cutting-edge analysis by the leading experts, it also shows how religious disagreement is a uniquely messy topic. * Journal of Analytic Theology *
Religious Disagreement and Pluralism offers a fascinating and multifaceted look at a number of problems in contemporary religious epistemology. It is not, nor does it seek to be, the definitive word on its subject matter. Though it proposes answers to the problems it raises, its most significant contribution will likely be to spur greater interest and suggest new directions of research into these issues. The book's clear and thorough introduction and accessible style throughout will make it accessible to non-specialist philosophers and graduate students in epistemology and philosophy of religion alike, and it will likely become essential reading for religious epistemologists, particularly those interested in the social dimensions of religious knowledge. * Thomas William Duttweiler, Faith and Philosophy *

ISBN: 9780198849865

Dimensions: 241mm x 160mm x 22mm

Weight: 580g

304 pages