Pluralism

The issue between pluralist and exclusivists is one that stems from a misinterpretation of the two groups as separate. What I mean by this point is that pluralism and exclusivism are the effect of a similar cause, that being the infinite nature of divine reality. In nature, most religious doctrines appear exclusivist. In the more primitive era of religious doctrines, tribal gods were beings that united the tribe but also separated the residents of that tribe from their neighboring tribes. Even…

internet, we can now connect with people across the world. According to Forbes, “Socially we have become more open and tolerant towards each other” (Collins). We have become more open and accepting of others. This leads into my choice of prompt “Pluralism is a better approach that exclusivism for a religion in the twenty-first century.” I agree with the statement because in today’s society, religions such as Catholicism are fading due to their inability to change, but other religions such as…

explains the concept of religious pluralism. According to Stephen religious pluralism exists in the society because it actually related to the diversity of religions in the society present all over the world. According to Stephen, the world keeps on changing and new and latest era takes place in the world so the religious aspects face diversity in the form of acceptance of norms, religious claims, truth and social norm which should be fully welcomed. The religious pluralism is widely observed in…

In this essay I will compare Marxism and Liberal Pluralism and discuss their role on shaping the publics opinion. I will look at some contemporary examples of how the media can be viewed on both perspectives. I will explore the areas of the role of media as the fourth estate, Gramsci’s theory of Hegemony and medias role in a democratic society. “Marxism is the system of socialism of which the dominant feature is public ownership of the means of production, distribution, and exchange.” (Greg…

In his book Fundamentalism, Steve Bruce starts by admitting that religion is a “very rich diet” for most. Most people are not willing to put their entire lives into religious traditions and choose instead to practice religion with few rituals, helping fund their religious communities, and trying to work with what their religious leaders say is a moral, good life. After all, not everybody can be a monk or priest, as there have always needed to be people keeping the secular life functioning,…

This combination could be called emergent interactive pluralism. In their description of emergentism, King, Viney, & Woody (2013) propose that the mind emerges from the brain as product of neural activity, but the two are entirely separate (p. 31). Just as salt emerges from combining sodium and chloride, the…

Kanji and Kuipers’ essay, A Complicated Story: Exploring The Contours of Secularisation and Persisting Religiosity in Canada, argues that secularization has not occurred in a linear trajectory in Canada, and points to the complexity of the religious climate in Canadian society. The study uses the results of the World Values Survey in order to analyze various aspects of religious life such as subjective religiosity, involvement in religious services and organizations, the role of prayer,…

Pluralism as a political philosophy is the affirmation and recognition of diversity within a political body, which permits the peaceful coexistence of different interests, convictions and lifestyles. Political pluralism is a participatory type of government in which the politics of the country are defined by wants and needs of many. Political institutional pluralism is a government of the people, by the people and for the people. China as a gigantic united multi-national state, China is composed…

nearly perfect qualities for its citizens.” (Wikipedia, 2017) “Pluralism is a group of people with different beliefs who choose to live or work together. All ideas are welcome and fair and honest debate is allowed and expected.”(Farina, 2017) The work I do is in a hospital operating room. Eventhough we are all employed by the hospital and each one of us goes through a different kind of training, there is very little room for pluralism. The surgeon is in charge, his or her ideas matter most. If…

assimilation and pluralism. Our lecture notes describes assimilation as “what happens when a smaller cultural or ethnic group is absorbed into a larger or more dominant group”. The most common assimilation Americans have been taught about is what happened to Native Americans, the forced assimilation they endured. However, this was not the only people who were faced with assimilation, Alvarez also found herself dealing with it. The other term, which I’m not as familiar with is pluralism. We also…