About the lecture

In this module, we examine John Hick’s religious pluralism, focusing in particular on (i) Hick’s experiential argument for pluralism (ii) pluralism, Christology, and soteriology (iii) the role of Kant’s distinction between the phenomenal and the noumenal in Hick’s account (iv) objections to Hick’s pluralism.

About the lecturer

Professor Gavin D'Costa is a lecturer in Catholic Theology at the University of Bristol. His research interests are in modern Roman Catholic theology, systematic theology, theology of religions, and religious pluralism. His recent publications include Theology and Philosophy. Faith and Reason (2011) and Vatican II. Celebrating its Achievements and the Future (2013).