Exclusion versus Inclusion: Searching for Religious Inspiration

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Abstract

This introduction to the volume explores the research question of whether it
is possible to be religiously exclusive and at the same time socially inclusive.
It analyses the different meanings of exclusivism and inclusivism in different
contexts and outlines the problem of how religious exclusivism can and does
sometimes collide with social inclusion, especially in the context of absolute
truth claims of monotheistic religions. The heart of the research is the reading
of exclusive texts, starting with the issue of the death penalty for apostasy.
This is the most exclusive form of religious and social exclusion, which is
required by all Abrahamic religions. How do religious traditions interpret
such exclusive texts, and do they necessarily exclude social inclusion?
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationReligiously exclusive, socially inclusive?
Subtitle of host publicationA religious response
EditorsBernhard Reitsma, Erika Van Nes-Visscher
Place of PublicationAmsterdam
PublisherAmsterdam University Press BV
Pages9-24
Number of pages16
ISBN (Electronic)978 90 4855 643 4 (pdf)
ISBN (Print)978 94 6372 348 0
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 31 Jul 2023

Keywords

  • apostasy
  • exclusivism
  • inclusivism
  • exclusion
  • inclusion
  • monotheism

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