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The problem with pluralism 

The problem with pluralism 

Whittaker Chambers wrote that "the crisis of the Western world exists to the degree in which it is indifferent to God." Pluralism is the manifestation of such indifference because it admits that belief is subjective and personal rather than an expression of existential reality. A believer cannot profess to be a good Jew, Christian, or Muslim while admitting to the theological truth of another faith. But, while different faiths cannot simultaneously represent the truth of ultimate existence, beli

Whittaker Chambers wrote that "the crisis of the Western world exists to the degree in which it is indifferent to God." Pluralism is the manifestation of such indifference because it admits that belief is subjective and personal rather than an expression of existential reality. A believer cannot profess to be a good Jew, Christian, or Muslim while admitting to the theological truth of another faith. But, while different faiths cannot simultaneously represent the truth of ultimate existence, beli…

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