Religious Plurality In The Late 21st Century

The buzzword of the late 21st century, “religious plurality” has caught the eyes of many theologians in the western world. Religious plurality is being studied in high quantity today with citizens being more aware and concerned in ways they were not previously. However majority of authors speaking or writing on this topic majority of authors speaking or writing on this subject comes from the west; surely, the west is not the rest, other parts of the world has something to input on this matter. “One cannot listen only to the tale of the hunter; the lion has its version too” (African Proverbs). Recruiting authors from around the world who are not theologians was a challenge, but they do exist. By gaining insight from non-theologian's, a different view on religious plurality will arise- a civil approach, something missing in this conversation. Case studies from Latin America, Africa, the Netherlands, the United States, and the Middle East will demonstrate the need for a global inclusive perspective on religious plurality, implementing policies that encourage social mobility.

Berger, Peter L. "Orthodoxy and Global Pluralism." Demokratizatsiya: The Journal of Post-Soviet

This has caused a sparked of interest in many scholars such as Peter Berger. Berger is not a member of the Eastern Orthodox Church, but makes the argument that the future of Eastern Orthodoxy should concern others. Berger understands how many people misconceive this era is the age of secularization is because of the decline of religion in the west. This is a reoccurring error because people too easily see the world as merely the west. This mistake alludes to the what is called the secularization theory, a theory that has been disproved with empirical data. The research furthermore show that this era is as religious as any previous