What is religious pluralism?
English: Immanuel Kant Deutsch: Immanuel Kant (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Pluralism has found a home among the people of God. While pluralism—the acceptance of nonbiblical ideas and practices as compatible with biblical faith and life—is not a new phenomenon, its persistence in church history and the pervasiveness of its influence today is a matter of deep concern for believers. What differentiates old from new pluralisms is how pluralism was opposed in the Bible and early church but enthusiastically embraced by the church in recent eras. Evidences of pluralism appeared early in Israel ’s life. Idolatry existed alongside traditional worship in the temple in Jerusalem. Israelites worshiped the god Baal through grossly immoral acts and engaged in child sacrifice to the Ammonite god Molech while maintaining a semblance of traditional worship in yearly festivals and sacrifices in the temple (see Jer. 7:8–10). Prophets repeatedly castigated Israel for engaging in magical practices forbi