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A modest solution to the problem of religious disagreement

Authors :
John L. Schellenberg
Source :
International Journal for Philosophy of Religion. 82:273-288
Publication Year :
2016
Publisher :
Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2016.

Abstract

In this paper I develop a new recipe for solving the problem of religious disagreement suggested by the injunction to cultivate intellectual humility conjoined with awareness of human immaturity in deep time. The ingredients brought to the table include such things as noticing the full breadth and texture of the religious propositional field, observing the previously hidden areas of agreement this exposes, making a differential judgment of importance in relation to religious propositions, applying the concept of a position, and finding a better home for an emphasis on detailed beliefs than contexts of inquiry can provide. Special attention is given to the modesty of the proposal, which asks relatively little of religious practitioners while reconceiving this area of discussion.

Details

ISSN :
15728684 and 00207047
Volume :
82
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
International Journal for Philosophy of Religion
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........4d5612c01d0837bbce04e6f1ea5bddb9
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11153-016-9581-2