Custom essays on Pluralism and Islam

It should be mentioned that the word “Islam” can be defined in two directions: first, it refers to the religion that is institutionalized (exclusivist scholars support Islam); second, is the meaning that is literal (submission to the Will of God, this is supported by advocates of inclusivism or pluralism). I am interested with the points of John Hick, who stated that religious pluralism is emphatically not a form of relativism. That would be a fundamental misunderstanding of the critical realist principle, which requires criteria for distinguishing between perception and delusion. In contrast to this, for relativism anything goes (2005, pg 16). Talking about Islam, the distinction in a majority occurs with the strand that is mystical, as well. However, the God ultimate ineffability is seemed to be declared by a several researches and writers. Kwaja Abdullah Ansari writes, when prying to God, “You are far from what we imagine you to be”, and”The mystery of your reality is not revealed to anyone” (Intimate Conversations, trans. W. Thackston, New York: Paulist Press, London: SPCK, pp. 183 and 203).

To be correct, nowadays people are in the condition of war with themselves. Because of religion people are killed and kill other. That is very hard to control such problem, because all we know how much does influence the religion on people’s minds. However, rulers often used the religion in order to control people’s behaviour and when committing a crime. I am sure there cannot be any peace between people of different religious until the conflict between various religions exists. Each of us should understand that religion and faith cannot be the tool of murder, especially the reason of it. It is too cruel and injustice. From ancient times people were conflicting because of different “gods” they believed in, because of different view on the world. I believe sooner or later a human will learn how to control even the strongest power that can influence on human’s behaviour – faith (religion).

The work has not only authors thought, but also mine. Belief and God are most important parts of our life and soul. It makes us stronger and more confident in our own forces and powers. Each of us should think of what place does God occur in heart. It is known that God can forgive everything and show your path in life. Detailed overview allowed getting the main ideas, advantages and disadvantages of a big amount of thoughts and arguments. The essay sheds light on the main principles and the definition of the faith, God and evil. In conclusion, the inference let us summarize and sum up all the information we are going to discuss. Religion was often a tool of controlling human’s behaviour. The question is how much do people need to control their religion by their own? It can be decade, but also a century. Nevertheless, I still believe a human is the most perfect and clever creature in the world. Thus, eventually a human will learn how to deal with the cruelness that is connected with religious misunderstandings.

 
References

Davies, Brian. (1993). The Thought of Thomas Aquinas. Oxford University Press.
Hick, John. (February 2005). Religious Pluralism and Islam. Lecture delivered to the Institute for Islamic Culture and Thought, Tehran.
Saint Thomas (Aquinas). (1920). The Summa Theologica, Second and Revised Edition, 1920 literally translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province Online Edition Copyright