Religion in the Modern World : Celebrating Pluralism and Diversity (Hardcover)

Part I. The Problem of Religious Pluralism: 1. Emile Durkheim; 2. Myths and symbols; 3. Myth and history; 4. Historical development; Part II. The Perennial Philosophy: 5. Aldous Huxley; 6. Experience of the ineffable; 7. The perennialist critique of other religious views; 8. The void and pure mind; 9. The supreme good; 10. Frithjof Schuon; 11. Problems with esoteric view; 12. Huston Smith; 13. The principle of plenitude; 14. Perennialism and diversity; Part III. The Critical Turn: 15. Rudolf Bultmann; 16. Immanuel Kant; 17. The extension of moral concern; 18. Morality and religion; 19. Friedrich Schleiermarcher; 20. G. W. Friedrich Hegel; 21. The rise of pluralism; 22. Ernst Troeltsch; Part IV. The Pluralist Hypothesis: 23. John Hick; 24. Soteriological effectiveness; 25. Truth, experience and salvation; 26. Universal salvation; 27. Truth and religious language; 28. A case study: Christianity and Islam; 29. Cantwell Smith; Part V. Catholicism and Pluralism; 30. Karl Rahner; 31. Hans Kung; 32. Raimon Panikkar; 33. Paul Knitter; 34. Peter Phan; Part VI. Buddhism and Christianity in Dialogue: 35. A case study: Christianity and Buddhism; 36. Conclusion.