Problems of Religious Diversity

Paul J. Griffiths

Wiley, Jun 29, 2001 - Philosophy - 196 pages

Exploring Religious Diversity analyzes the philosophical questions raised by the fact that many religions in the world often appear to contradict each other in doctrine and practice.

• Analyzes the philosophical questions raised by the fact that many religions in the world often appear to contradict each other in doctrine and practice.
  
• Evaluates the fundamental philosophical underpinnings of the debates between religious and non-religious approaches to religious diversity.
  
• Contains a glossary that defines the book's key technical terms and how they are related to one another.

About the author

Paul J. Griffiths is Schmitt Chair of Catholic Studies at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He has held academic posts at the University of Wisconsin, the University of Notre Dame, and the University of Chicago. He is author of On Being Buddha: The Classical Doctrine of Buddhahood (1994) and Religious Reading: The Place of Reading in the Practice of Religion (1999).

Bibliographic information

• Title: Problems of Religious Diversity; Exploring the Philosophy of Religion
• Author: Paul J. Griffiths
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Wiley, 2001
• ISBN: 0631211500, 9780631211501
• Length: 196 pages
• Subjects: Philosophy / General; Philosophy / Religious