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Philosophy of Religion

Philosophy of Religion. Are all religions true? Raimon Panikkar and The The Intra-religious Dialogue. Papers on this question are due Monday, September 8. Raimon Panikkar. Born November 3, 1918

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Philosophy of Religion

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  1. Philosophy of Religion Are all religions true? Raimon Panikkar and The The Intra-religious Dialogue

  2. Papers on this question are due Monday, September 8

  3. Raimon Panikkar • Born November 3, 1918 • Son of a Catholic Catalan and a Hindu Indian, a freedom fighter during British colonial rule in India • Educated in a Jesuit school, studied chemistry and philosophy at the universities of Barcelona, Bonn, and Madrid, and Catholic Theology in Madrid and Rome. He was ordained a Catholic priest in 1946. • In 1953, he left Europe for India where he undertook studies in Indian philosophy and religion at the University of Mysore and Banaras Hindu University and engaged in the Hindu-Christian dialogue, • 1967-71, Harvard University • 1971-78 , professor of religious studies at University of California, Santa Barbara. • Currently he lives in Tavertet, in the mountains of Catalonia, outside Barcelona. • 40 books and more than 900 articles.

  4. Intra-Religious Dialogue • Five Attitudes that are part of the rhetoric of dialogue • An attitude is a basic posture within the dialogue. • Exclusivism • Inclusivism • Parallelism • Interpenetration • Pluralism The 1999 edition

  5. Exclusivism • A believing member of a religion presupposes the truth of that religion. • My religion is the true religion. • There is a heroism to this position. • But, the dangers are intolerance, hubris, and contempt for others. • Christian skandalon (p. 533)

  6. Inclusivism • My religion contains at different levels all that there is to truth. • My religion includes the truth of every other religion. • Has qualities of magnanimity and grandeur, and is concrete in allegiances and universal in outlook.

  7. Inclusivism • Hubris is still a problem. • I am not tolerant in the eyes of others. • The problem of truth emerges as a significant issue. Either relativism is embraced or the claim of exclusivism remains.

  8. Parallelism • There are many paths that converge. • My path is one of many paths to the truth. • This is a tolerant position that keeps boundaries clear. • It encourages both hope and patience. • But, it goes against historical experience. • The religions of the world have interconnected and influenced each other.

  9. Interpenetration • Other religions complement and supplement mine, yet mine retains its peculiarities. • My religion has been influenced by others, but mine remains unique. • Supports tolerance and the sense that we need each other. Helps us be open to other voices. • But, this may be wishful thinking and may overlook real incompatibilities.

  10. Pluralism • An attitude of not breaking down the dialogue. • I want to understand your religion. • The aim is understanding, not winning. • “It takes our factual situation as real and affirms that in the actual polarities of our human existence we find our real being” (10). • We are more, not less, than rational. Loving awareness as the ground for dialogue.

  11. From Inter-religious dialogue To Intra-religious dialogue • From exteriority to interiority • From condemnation of others to examination of one’s own conscience • From political power to personal issues • From dogma to mysticism

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