THE objective of the paper is to describe a situation in today’s
Malaysia where people of diverse religions are co-existing seemingly
in relative peace, mutual respect and understanding, but remain institutionally
separate, a situation which has been described as religious
pluralism. Like many terms in the social sciences, the term “religious
pluralism” has been used in many senses by its users. In its widest and
most common usage, it has been defined as religious diversity or heterogeneity,
which means a simple recognition of the fact that there are
many different religious groups active in any given geo-political space
under consideration and that there is a condition of harmonious co-existence
between followers of different religions. The term has also been
used to mean a form of ecumenism where individuals of different religions
dialogue and learn from each other without attempting to convince
each other of the correctness of their individual set of beliefs. The third
sense in the use of the term is that pluralism means accepting the beliefs
taught by religions other than one’s own as valid, but not necessarily
true. Its usage in the third sense often gives rise to one controversy or
another.
THE objective of the paper is to describe a situation in today’sMalaysia where people of diverse religions are co-existing seeminglyin relative peace, mutual respect and understanding, but remain institutionallyseparate, a situation which has been described as religiouspluralism. Like many terms in the social sciences, the term “religiouspluralism” has been used in many senses by its users. In its widest andmost common usage, it has been defined as religious diversity or heterogeneity,which means a simple recognition of the fact that there aremany different religious groups active in any given geo-political spaceunder consideration and that there is a condition of harmonious co-existencebetween followers of different religions. The term has also beenused to mean a form of ecumenism where individuals of different religionsdialogue and learn from each other without attempting to convinceeach other of the correctness of their individual set of beliefs. The thirdsense in the use of the term is that pluralism means accepting the beliefstaught by religions other than one’s own as valid, but not necessarilytrue. Its usage in the third sense often gives rise to one controversy oranother.
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