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The Plurality Of Religions And The Spirit Of Pluralism: A Participatory Vision Of The Future Of Religion, Jorge N. Ferrer
The Plurality Of Religions And The Spirit Of Pluralism: A Participatory Vision Of The Future Of Religion, Jorge N. Ferrer
International Journal of Transpersonal Studies
This paper first uncovers the subtle spiritual narcissism that has characterized historical approaches
to religious diversity and discusses the shortcomings of the main forms of religious pluralism that
have been proposed as its antidote: ecumenical, soteriological, postmodern, and metaphysical. It
then argues that a participatory pluralism paves the way for an appreciation of religious diversity that
eschews the dogmatism and competitiveness involved in privileging any particular tradition over the
rest without falling into cultural-linguistic or naturalistic reductionisms. Discussion includes the
question of the validity of spiritual truths and the development of a participatory critical theory of
religion. The essay concludes …