Biography
John Hick was a British philosopher of religion who argued for religious pluralism — all faiths respond to the same ultimate 'Real' — and proposed replica theory for life after death.
Key Ideas
- Pluralism and the 'Real'.
- Copernican revolution in theology.
- Replica theory of resurrection.
- Ethical test of saints.
Topics Appearing In
Religious Experience →Problem of Evil →Nature of God →Negative, Analogy & Symbol →Twentieth-Century Language →Death & the Afterlife →Religious Pluralism →Pluralism & Society →
Exam Importance
Central to Religious Pluralism and a key voice in Death and the Afterlife.
Works to explore
Use these titles to locate the scholar's argument in context. Edition-specific commercial recommendations are kept on the component reading lists.
- John Hick — An Interpretation of Religion (by the scholar)