Pluralismo e homogeneização religiosa: uma análise da teoria de Hick através das críticas de Burley

Abstract

: This paper aims to defend that the homogenization and reduction of religions
to a particular tradition hinders the development of an interreligious dialogue that aims
to promote respect and empathy between different religions and non-religious people. In
this way, it seems reasonable to recognize that a pluralist approach to religious diversity
that homogenizes and reduces religions loses strength and theoretical plausibility.
Therefore, answer the question “does pluralism implies homogenization and reduction
of religious diversity?”, with a John Hick’s analysis of pluralism. I first address the
philosopher's transcendental pluralism, situating its main points. In a second moment, I
show the criticisms that accuse this theory of homogenizing and reducing religious
diversity. Thus, in a third moment, I defend the main intuition that guides this study,
namely, that Burley's criticism weakens, especially, the Kantian ideas that Hick's thesis
presents. But, the Hikian theory presents Wittgensteinian ideas, which do not fall under
the criticism pointed out by Burley, that is, they do not seem to reduce or homogenize
religious diversity