Religious Pluralism and Salvation Multiple-Choice Quiz

. Hick's primary goal in this chapter is to

compare and contrast the different notions of salvation in world religions.

compare and contrast how different religions think you can attain salvation.

argue that religious diversity forces us to identify the correct path to salvation.

argue that all major religions are equally valid paths to salvation.

. Which of the following best captures Hick's notion of salvation?

redemption for your sins through accepting Jesus as your savior

reorienting yourself away from self-interest and toward divine reality

achieving a state of perfect harmony with the world, in this life or the next

freeing yourself from the worldly concerns that cause human suffering

. Hick applies the "basically Kantian insight that the mind is active in perception" to argue that

each religion's conception of the divine reality is a essentially a figment of someone's imagination.

your understanding of the divine reality is shaped by the concepts and traditions that you acquire from your culture.

your mind can deceive you into thinking that you perceive something that is not really there.

seeing through your own religion's conception of divine reality to the underlying truth requires an active mind.

. Hick argues that different religions mostly agree about historical claims because

different religions' historical claims generally concern different regions or periods of history.

they are all inspired by an omniscient divine reality.

historical claims can be verified by archaeology and historical research.

all major religions' scriptures incorporate earlier religions' scriptures as historical fact.

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