A Humble Exclusivism?: Reconstructing exclusivism under justificationist rather than bivalent parameters

DMKH Grube

A Humble Exclusivism? Reconstructing exclusivism under justificationist rather than bivalent parameters

DMKH Grube

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Abstract

This contribution develops a humble exclusivism that respects reli-
gious Others in their Otherness. It focuses on truth-geared rather than
salvation-geared religious exclusivism. It argues that there is nothing
wrong with exclusivism but that it can become wrong when held in
situations of cognitive ambiguity. In those situations, it needs to be
reconstructed in humble rather than triumphalistic ways. Religious
exclusivism should be maintained in a humble spirit since religion is
characterized by cognitive ambiguity. A justif icationist rather than
a bivalent theoretical framework allows for cognitive humbleness.
Reconstructed under justificationist parameters, religious exclusivism
allows one to claim cognitive superiority for one’s own religion – but
in a ‘broken’ way. Broken superiority and a humble exclusivism fit best
with Christianity’s emphasis upon ‘fallenness’.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Religiously Exclusive, Socially Inclusive?
Subtitle of host publication	A Religious Response
Editors	Bernhard Reitsma, Erika van Nes-Visscher
Publisher	Amsterdam University Press
Chapter	2
Pages	25-42
Number of pages	18
ISBN (Electronic)	9789048556434
ISBN (Print)	9789463723480
Publication status	Published - 2023

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exclusivism, humility, bivalence, truth

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A Humble Exclusivism? Reconstructing exclusivism under justificationist rather than bivalent parameters. / Grube, DMKH.
Religiously Exclusive, Socially Inclusive? : A Religious Response. ed. / Bernhard Reitsma; Erika van Nes-Visscher. Amsterdam University Press, 2023. p. 25-42.

Research output: Chapter in Book / Report / Conference proceeding › Chapter › Academic › peer-review

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