Stephen Kaplan

Different Paths, Different Summits (eBook, PDF)

A Model for Religious Pluralism

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

In a world where religious pluralism is a necessity of modern life, diverse religions exist for the diverse people populating the earth. Theologically, how do people of different faiths find liberation in their separate gods simultaneously? Stephen Kaplan answers this question with his new book, Different Paths, Different Summits. He presents a model for religious pluralism that does not fall victim to the criticisms of pluralist models. Religious positions do not need to be transcended in order for varying faiths to be both honored and liberating simultaneously. Kaplan skillfully depicts three different realties, a theistic ultimate reality, a monistic ultimate reality, and a process non-dualism, along with their beliefs. His model allows for each to exit simultaneously, mutually interpenetrating and distinct.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Dezember 2001
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798216296867
• Artikelnr.: 74849959

Autorenporträt

Stephen Kaplan is professor of Indian and Comparative Religions at Manhattan College in New York City. He holds a doctorate from Temple University in Philadelphia. He is the author of numerous articles on the subject of holography and eastern religions.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Preface
Chapter 2 An Overview of the Problem and the Proposal
Chapter 3 Putting the Proposal in Context
Chapter 4 The Debate within the Philosophy of Mysticism
Chapter 5 Models, Holography and Bohm's Holographic Model
Chapter 6 A Proposal for a Pluralistic Ontology and Soteriology
Chapter 7 Conclusion: Problems and Possibilities
Chapter 8 Bibliography
Chapter 9 Index