Living in a Religiously Plural Society: A Muslim Perspective on Being Inclusive Today

Abstract

In today’s religiously plural societies, it is critical that people from different religions live together peacefully and cooperate and collaborate with each other. For religious traditions, this reality poses several challenges, not the least of which is whether it is possible to maintain irreconcilable religious differences, such as core beliefs and fundamental doctrines, while harmoniously coexisting with other religions. This paper argues that, from a Muslim perspective, it is possible to maintain religious harmony and good relations in a religiously plural society while still maintaining fundamental religious differences. It argues that inclusivism essentially involves being positive, n..