Putnamian Constraints on Pluralistic Theology of Religions

• Authors: Piotr Sikora
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

There are many arguments that so-called pluralistic theologies of religions face difficulties in being sufficiently pluralistic. In order to meet such an objection, a pluralist offers different solutions. I argue that the range of plausible possibilities for a pluralist is strongly constrained by philosophical arguments which one can develop out of the philosophy of Hilary Putnam. In the first part of this paper, I sketch out three important strands of the Putnamian thought I consider worth defending. Given such presuppositions, I formulate two constraints on pluralistic theology of religions. In the last section of my paper, I briefly point out which of the particular standpoints, often labelled as “pluralistic theology of religions,” have problems with meeting formulated constraints, and which of the “pluralists” seem to be in accordance with them.

Keywords

EN

Putnam, Hilary; Constraints; Pluralistic Theology of Religions; Theology of Religions

• Publisher: Akademia Ignatianum w Krakowie
• Journal: Forum Philosophicum
• Year: 2007
• Volume: 12
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 379-392

Dates

published

2007

Contributors

author

Piotr Sikora

• Pontifical Theological Academy, Cracow

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10.5840/forphil200712212

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