The Arrogance of Christianity: Is Jesus the Only Way?
Explore the challenge of pluralism, relativism, and the unique claims of Jesus in a world of diverse beliefs and perspectives.
Explore the challenge of pluralism, relativism, and the unique claims of Jesus in a world of diverse beliefs and perspectives.
The message / idea, that it is intolerant if you actually think that a particular view might be true and that all views should be equally…
Christians are often accused of being narrow-minded because we assert there is no other way to get to God than through Jesus Christ. People…
An alternative version of the traditional story of the blind men and the elephant.
Classical evangelical doctrine holds that salvation comes only through faith in Jesus Christ, and that those without such faith will be…
A question we often hear is, "Does it really matter what I believe as long as I believe in something?" Or, "As long as your belief helps…
A look at some of the key Bible verses about the justice of God and the fate of those who have never heard of Jesus.
Is there any reason to believe that Jesus is the only way to God, when there are so many other religions?
There is an old parable about six blind Hindus touching an elephant. One blind man touched the side of the elephant and said it was a…
Links to further resources to follow up on the bethinking booklet 'The arrogance of Christianity: is Jesus the only way?'.
How can we know whether there is more than one way to salvation?
With so many different religions and ways of viewing the world, how can Christians claim their way is the right one?
A man once gave this illustration. He said, “Suppose you take ten men and blindfold them and lead them over to an elephant. You now…
In RE lessons it often seems all religions are equally valid. Here are some suggestions for speaking to your teacher about this.
The Bible says there is a way that seems right to man, but the end of this is the way of death (Proverbs 16:25). In other words, a person…
We now live in a 'global village', a multi-faith society where exclusive claims may offend. Many adherents of other faiths are prepared to…
Faced with a dizzying array of religions, how can anyone say 'this one way is the truth and the only truth’?
What about other religions? When the world is moving in such a globalizing way, believing in one truth seems naive at best, and intolerant…