Abstract
John Hick and Paul Knitter propose a radical attitude to the plurality of religions and religious truth-claims which they call religious pluralism. The strategy of relativising Jesus' salvific status, which they propose, has serious ramifications. Three issues emerge from the arguments concerning religious pluralism. The Christological issue is fundamental. Second is the essential task of assessment of religious truth-claims. Finally, the possibility of dialogue itself emerges as problematic for religious pluralism. Is religious pluralism an intellectually reasonable and ethically responsible attitude for Christians to adopt in regard to the plurality of religious traditions and their truth-claims? It is the author's conclusion that it is not.
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