RELIGIOUS PURALISM - Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
- 1. RELIGIOUS PLURALISM BY Dr. S. RADHAKRISHNAN Submitted by Reenu Mariam Jose M.Ed. First semester
- 4. Life Sketch Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan – born – September 5, 1888, telugu family, tiruttani,India. Teaching career – Professor of philosophy Chairman of the UGC Leader of the first Indian team to the UNESCO In 1952- elected – first vice president In 1962 – elected second president Awarded the Bharat Ratna – 1967 Died on April 17, 1975.
- 5. His Philosophy Dr. Radhakrishnan’s philosophy is Idealism. Idealism means that life has a purpose, and ideals and values are the forces that give direction to life and help it to achieve its goal. The function of philosophy is to order life and guide action.
- 6. PLURALISM Pluralism is a term used in Philosophy, meaning “doctrine of multiplicity”, often used in opposition to monism (“doctrine of unity”) and dualism(“doctrine of duality”). Pluralism is defined as a society where multiple people, groups or entities share political power.
- 8. An Example…… An example of Pluralism is a society where people with different cultural backgrounds keep their own tradition. An example of Pluralism is where labor unions and employers share in meeting the needs of employees.
- 9. RELIGION PLURALISM Religious Pluralism is the state of being where every individual in a religiously diverse society has the rights, freedoms, and safety to worship, or not, according to their conscience.
- 11. In the words of Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
- 12. What is Religion according to Radhakrishnan? “Religion,” Radhakrishnan holds , is “ a kind of life or experience.” Religion is an insight into the nature of reality (darshana), or experience of reality(anubhava) Religion is “ a specific attitude of the self, itself and not other”.
- 13. Place of Religion Dr. Radhakrishnan believes that the way of religion is the remaking of man , a complete integration of his being. Religion introduces an entirely new sense, a totally new set of values. But religion is not doctrinal conformity of ceremonial piety. It is a personal encounter of the individual with the supreme.
- 14. In the words of him…… No religion is perfect or final. All religions have and their historical origin. Religion is a movement and a growth. No expression of religion is thorough , comprehensive, and absolute. Development of religious thought is not static but dynamic and continuous. There will be continuous enrichment of each and every religion through experience, interaction, and acculturation. Religion is personal and individualistic. Religion is conceived as a universal perform of human societies.
- 15. Continuing…. For several individuals, religion is affair of the guts, thus typically own special feelings for the actual beliefs and ceremonies that they contemplate as scared through long association. Religion may be a force within the human society. Though religion is command to be a private matter; it’s a social reality clasp all the values. Its inclusive of the values of truth, Beauty and goodness.
- 16. Religion acknowledges all the human duties as divine commands. Religion and morality inseparably certain up with one another. Morality plays a major role with religion. Dr. S. Radhakrishnan says that the moral means that and also the religious finish can’t be separated. Religion aims at the unity of world and a real non- secular life should specific itself enamored the goal of world unity might be achieved by non-violence expressed in Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, and Christianity.
- 17. Morality plays a major role with religion. Dr. S. Radhakrishnan says that the moral means that and also the religious finish can’t be separated. Religion aims at the unity of world and a real non- secular life should specific itself enamored the goal of world unity might be achieved by non-violence expressed in Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, and Christianity.
- 18. Conclusion Religion is associate inward transformation and a religious amendment. It has to beat the discords among the attribute. It is associate insight into reality associated an experience of reality.
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