Subject: RE Topic: Pluralism and Theology Year Group: 12

Exclusivism Inclusivism Key Vocabulary 1 Meaning? Only Christians are saved 1 Meaning? Christianity is the one true faith Anonymous Someone who follows and normative means to salvation. Christian Christian action but isn’t Some non-Christians will be saved Christian 2 Types? Restricted access exclusivism if they have lived good lifestyles Universal access exclusivism Evangelism Spreading the Christian 2 Karl • Christianity is the only means to message to others, with 3 RAE “I am the way the truth and the life. Rahner? salvation the hope of converting No one comes to the Father except • What about the prophets who them through me.” (John) lived before Jesus, or those who All humans sin and God saves a few never know Christianity? Exclusivism Christianity is the only out of benevolence; these people • Others can be saved once they means to salvation will be pious Christians (Calvin) encounter the Christian Inclusivism Christianity is the message 4 UAE Jesus’ salvation restored humanity normative means to and God wishes to save everyone. 3 Anonymo • Some religions are anonymous salvation People will have the chance to us? Christianity and teach Christian Interfaith Discussion between convert at death practice dialogue people from different • Individuals can be anonymous religions 5 Catholic Salvation is through the Church. A Christians who have good Church person must be baptised and live a moral values and search for Multiculturalism Many cultures and beliefs faithful life to be saved truth coexist in the same society Pluralism A02 Discussion Normative The usual and main way • If Christ is ‘truth’, can 1 Meaning? Like the blind men and the elephant – there are many to achieve salvation forms of truth and means to salvation other religions be true and lead to salvation? Pluralism There are many religions 2 Motive? God is benevolent and will forgive and save everyone • Would a loving God that preach many 3 Hick? • Many religions have religious experiences that are true. deny humans their different truths • Different people encounter truth in different forms and salvation? • Are all good and Restricted access Salvation comes from there is no superior form exclusivism accepting Christianity • All phenomena are equally valid appearances of moral people saved? noumena (Kant) • Does theological Salvation Going to heaven • Christianity should not be Christocentric pluralism undermine and relativise • Beliefs like the incarnation and virgin birth are myths to Universal access God wishes everyone to Christianity? aid our understanding, not objective truth exclusivism be saved

This unit ties together units including Death and Afterlife, knowledge of God’s existence and links to Pluralism and Society. Subject: RE Topic: Pluralism and Theology Year Group: 12

Exclusivism Inclusivism Key Vocabulary

1 Meaning? 1 Meaning? Anonymous Christian 2 Types? Evangelism 2 Karl 3 RAE Rahner?

Exclusivism

Inclusivism 4 UAE 3 Anonymo us? Interfaith dialogue 5 Catholic Church Multiculturalism

Pluralism

1 Meaning? Normative

2 Motive? Pluralism

3 Hick? Restricted access exclusivism

Salvation

Universal access exclusivism