Chapter 7 Mouw Plurality

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Chapter 7 in Mouw talks about plurality as Christians in today’s society. Mouw defines pluralism as “many-ism,” it has to do with some sort of diversity. Pluralism can be both good and bad, there are two different kinds of pluralism: a pluralism that pleases God and a pluralism that does not. Pluralism should not always be seen as a bad thing, there are some great things about diversity; God created it! On the other hand sin has come into the world and changed it.
God is a fan of plurality an example of this would be to look at all of the different species that he has created and see how diverse they are. On the other hand, God is not a fan of the plurality of things associated with the fall. For example God loves cultural diversity, but he

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