Unreferenced date November 2009 Exclusivism is the practice of being exclusive mentality characterized by the disregard for opinions and ideas other than one s own, or the practice of organizing entities into groups by excluding those entities which possess certain traits for an opposite example, see essentialism . Religious exclusivism Main Chosen people One true faith Religious exclusivism asserts that one religion is true and that all others are in error. It has two forms Absolute exclusivism asserts that one must be born into the religion to be a true adherent. Historical examples are the religion of Athens during the golden age and some forms of Hinduism . Relative exclusivism asserts that conversion is mandatory. Examples are Christianity and Islam. Cf Extra Ecclesiam Nulla Salus . Religious Exclusivism in Ancient Greece The Decree of Diopithes 430 bce forbade the worship of and belief in Gods other than those of the Olympian pantheon recognised by the Athenian Polis. The introduction of other Gods was treated as asebeia, or impiety, and was punishable by death. The Philosophers Anaxagoras , Protagoras , Socrates , Stilpo , Theodorus the Atheist Theodorus of Cyrene , Aristotle , and Theophrastus were accused of impiety under this decree. Socrates was found guilty of the charge of introducing new Gods and condemned to death by drinking conium hemlock . Antiochus IV Epiphanes Selucid ruler of Israel born ca.215 died 164 bce. Antiochus decided to Hellenize the Jews by ordering the worship of Zeus, when they refused Antiochus sent an army to enforce his decree. According to Herodotus the Caunians a Greek people who claimed to have originated in Crete and settled in Asia Minor worshipped the Olympian Gods exclusively. They determined that they would no longer make use of the foreign ... of their own pantheon, can be seen as a kind of exclusivism. The Syncretism of the Hellenistic period ... as a kind of exclusivism. Philosophy of religion Philosophy topics Category Dispositional beliefs Category ... more details
and those who reject the faith are doomed to Hell. Religious exclusivism is the doctrine that only ... than ones own. Linked with a doctrine of salvation, religious exclusivism teaches that only the members .... Exclusivism is most prevalent in Abrahamic religions . In Jewish tradition, it manifests in certain ... exclusivism is seen in the teachings of the Catholic Church and the teachings of several denominations ... church will go to Hell . Exclusivism is seen in Islam in the acceptance of sincere Jew s, Christians ... exclusivism sometimes leads to the justification of religious war s, forced Religious conversion ... religions practice a modified form of exclusivism, in which other faiths are recognized as legitimate ..., religious exclusivism is related to the tendency of clans and tribal societies to view ... Mesha restored Moabite sovereignty by making sacrifices pleasing to Chemosh. Religious Exclusivism ... of exclusivism. The Syncretism of the Hellenistic period whereby aspects of the cults of foreign Gods such as iconography and epithets were assimilated, can also be seen as a kind of exclusivism . Israelite ... of an intolerant form of exclusivism to its logical conclusion. Not only was one people s god superior ... kingdom. This universalizing trend, however, implied a doctrine related to exclusivism, namely ... exclusivism Christianity has taught from the time of its earliest writings that Jesus is the only ... attitude of Christian exclusivism, as Protestants declared that Catholics were bound for Hell ... of exclusivism and some began expressing a more universalistic theology of salvation ... of those who could be accepted by God. Islamic exclusivism See Islam and other religions Divisions ..., however, neither the inclusion of Jews and Christians nor militant exclusivism toward pagans ... of Islamic exclusivism, seeking instead a return to the strict standards they believe are taught in Islamic tradition. Other forms of religious exclusivism Buddhist religious exclusivism may ... more details
INDUTVA , a book, the central thesis of which is that every Indian is a synthesis of Vedic , Moghul and Western cultural DNA and religious exclusivism goes against such an ethos of fusion is a work of M D Nalapat . Madhav Das Nalapat also known as M D Nalapat or Monu Nalapat , holds the UNESCO Peace Chair and is Director of the Department of Geopolitics at Manipal University Category Indian academics Category Indian books ... more details
otheruses Assimilation disambiguation In religion , assimilation refers to the passive or active inclusion of person s or aspects of another religion as members or elements within a particular faith or belief system . It is similar in intent to inclusivism and Religious pluralism pluralism and stands in distinction to exclusivism . Assimilation includes the normal religious indoctrination of children by their parents, as well as the religious conversion of individuals from one faith to another. It is an important, if not the most important, form of cultural assimilation , around with other tradition s, social custom s, and even terms of language are centered. An example of religious assimilation in historical religions is the syncretism practiced by ancient Greeks and Romans. See also Cultural assimilation References reflist Unreferenced date December 2008 Category Religious conversion Category Sociology of religion sociology stub religion stub ... more details
today. Pluralism, D Costa argued only emphasised the universal love of God and exclusivism, only ... of Religions and the Trinity 2005 , D Costa seems to have shifted more towards exclusivism. He argues ... form of exclusivism, either religious as in the case of the Dalia Lama, in his study of modern Tibetan ... are equal, but actually have an explicitly religious exclusivism hence, for the Dalia Lama, there is no liberation ... for final release from the cycle of birth and death , or a secular modern exclusivism an ethical ... century and takes us into the modern debate. He argues for a form of exclusivism although he criticises the categories of pluralism, inclusivism, and exclusivism. Second, he calls into question the prevailing ... s claim that pluralism is just a disguised exclusivism is a form of word play and fails to deal ... more details
sympathetic approach to religion. ExclusivismExclusivism is the theological position that holds .... Exclusivism, thus, establishes the uniqueness and identity of Christianity among world religions. Such exclusivism can take either an extremist or a moderate viewpoint. The extremist view regards all ... more details
ExclusivismExclusivism is the theological position that holds to the finality of the Christian faith in Christ. The finality of Christ means that there is no salvation in non Christian religions. Notable among the exclusivists of this century are Samuel Zwemer , Hendrik Kraemer , and Lesslie Newbigin . Based on the Aristotelian concept of truth as one and not many, exclusivists regard all other religious claims as false and invalid since the Christian revelation is accepted as true. ref Ken Gnanakan, The Pluralistic Predicament Bangalore TBT, 1992 , p. 23 ref Exclusivists hold that salvation is through Christ alone. It is through a personal experience of commitment to Christ that one receives assurance of salvation. The non believers cannot receive such assurance since they are neither aware of the uniqueness of Christ neither do they acknowledge His lordship. Inclusivism Inclusivism is the belief that God is present in non Christian religions to save the adherents through Christ. The inclusivist view has given rise to the concept of the anonymous Christian by which is understood an adherent of a particular religion whom God saves through Christ, but who personally neither knows the Christ of the Bible nor has converted to Biblical Christianity. This position was popularized by the Roman Catholic theologian, Karl Rahner b. 1904 . One important issue that Rahner raises is about the salvation of those who have never had the opportunity to listen to the gospel Jesus Christ. To Rahner, then, people can be saved apart from allegiance to the Christian church. It is God in Christ who reaches out to the individual in his own personal religious history to same him. Rahner used the term anonymous to denote people who experience the grace of God in Christ regardless to what religion they belong to. Inclusivism is based on two axioms the first is that salvation is through Christ alone, the second is that God wills the whole world to be saved. ref Based on Acts 4 12 and 1 Timothy ... more details
, the Ayyavazhi theology theology of Ayyavazhi was channeled towards exclusivism . Apart from this it also ... exclusivism According to Akilam , the Veda s are the only religious text to be followed and all ... more details
Sinhalisation is a term that has number of meanings in Sri Lanka . Etymologically it is derived from Sinhala disambiguation Sinhala . Sociological From a sociological point of view it could mean the Cultural assimilation assimilation of ethno cultural minorities in Sri Lanka such as the Sri Lankan Tamils , Colombo Chetties and indigenous Vedda s into the majority Sinhalese identity. ref Susantha Goonetilleke, Sinhalisation Migration or Cultural Colonization? Lanka Guardian Vol. 3, No. I, May I, 1980, pp. 22 29, and May 15 1980, pp. 18 19. ref It is specially noted with respect to Sinhalese speaking Catholics of the coastal areas of the island nation . ref Power and Religiosity in a Post Colonial Setting Sinhala Catholics in Contemporary Sri Lanka by R. L. Stirrat American Ethnologist, Vol. 22, No. 2 May, 1995 , pp. 428 429 ref Many noted elite cref elite families were supposedly Sinhalised during the pre Colony colonial period from foreign origins. ref History of the Colombo Chetties by Deshabandu Reggie Candappa published in December, 2000 ref see http lakdiva.org suntimes 010708 plus6.html abstract here Political From a political point of view it could mean the Sinhala Only Act Sinhala language favouring policies cref PS of the post colonial governments of Sri Lanka that is considered to be a major cause ref cite web url http www.paradisepoisoned.com PDFs Preview21.pdf title How it Came to This Learning from Sri Lanka s Civil Wars By Professor John Richardson accessdate 2006 03 30 format work paradisepoisoned.com ref of the current Sri Lankan civil war . It is termed as culturo ideological exclusivism by some which is a sense in which one s cultural values and norms are absolutised in such a manner that a particular way of life is enshrined as superior to all others and must therefore be adopted by others e.g. the Sri Lankan Tamil Tamil reaction to the perceived Sinhalisation processes of the Sri Lankan state ref cite web url http www.wcc coe.org wcc what faith ku ... more details
and others on Religious exclusivism . Some of his texts were also used for GCE Ordinary Level and GCE ... Uncompleted Mission Christianity and Exclusivism last first authorlink coauthors year 1991 publisher ... more details
. Exclusivism Image Redentor.jpg right thumb 240px Christ the Redeemer statue Cristo Redentor , the famous ... they are the will of God to be a negation of personal responsibility. Exclusivism Many major world ... see Religion Exclusivismexclusivism . This, to many, is a logical contradiction, as many religions possess similar, or identical, understanding of issues. Many also find exclusivism repulsive. However, it should be noted that exclusivism is not central to religious beliefs, and few seem to leave a religion fully based on a rejection of exclusivism. Others note that religious affiliation is based ... more details
See also Index of religion related articles Religion is a set of tenet s and practices, often centered upon specific supernatural and morality moral claims about reality , the cosmos , and human nature , and often codified as prayer , ritual , or religious law . Religion also encompasses ancestral or cultural tradition s, writings, history, and mythology , as well as personal faith and religious experience . The term religion refers to both the personal practices related to communal faith and to group rituals and communication stemming from shared conviction. The following outline is provided as an overview of, and topical guide to, religion and religious beliefs Religious studies Main Religious studies Evolutionary origin of religions Evolutionary psychology of religion Anthropology of religion Cognitive science of religion History of religion Philosophy of religion Psychology of religion Sociology of religion Religious concepts Religious belief Theology God Agnosticism Antitheism Atheism Deism Deity List of deities Dualism Henotheism Immanence Monism Monolatrism Nondualism Monotheism Nontheistic religions Pandeism Panentheism Pantheism Polytheism Post theism Theism Acosmism Angel Demon List of theological demons Demonology Animism Doctrine Eschatology Esotericism Faith Free will in theology Free will Goodness and evil Gnosticism Holy Land Humanism Karma Mysticism Afterlife Life after death Mythology Prophet Reincarnation Religious cosmology Creation myth Religious Naturalism Sin Soul spirit Soul Spirituality List of spirituality related topics Shamanism Supernatural ism Tao Transcendence Approaches to the beliefs of others Chosen people Exclusivism Inclusivism Religious behaviour and experience Meditation Nonviolence Pilgrimage Prayer Places of worship Ritual Religion specific topics African traditional and diasporic topics Main African traditional religion Afro American religion Ayyavazhi topics Main Ayyavazhi List of Ayyavazhi related topics History of Ayyavazhi ... more details
of which is considered paramount. The report also recommends combating exclusivism and extremism. It defines exclusivism as, those who feed on exclusion and claim sole ownership of the truth ... more details
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