A World of Religions

Within a pluralistic society there are multiple coexisting worldviews and religions and an unspoken pressure to avoid conclusive answers in matters of religion, in fact, to avoid religious conversation altogether. It's thought better to be tolerant than to be right, but tolerance in this sense is cheap and truth-avoiding. In A World of Religions, Dr. Groothuis takes a different approach, believing that "truth" is more desirable than false belief, religious ignorance, or vain superstition. In this essay, Professor Groothuis looks unflinchingly at the world's major religions-Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, and Buddhism-comparing them to Christianity, and finding them wanting. While favoring Christianity, the open analysis still provides a platform for dialogue and disagreement.

Written by Douglas Groothuis