I had a conversation like this with a friend of mine, who introduced me to
his idea that the 'relativity of religious truth' meant more than another
word to say 'progressive revelation'. He presented an eloquent, but
unconvincing (to my mind) argument that boils down to the concept that since
God is the Unknowable, whatever is said about Him in all of the Religious
Scriptures is true. If the Hebrew Scriptures and the Qur'an proclain
Monotheism, it is true. If the Hindu Scriptures proclaim Polytheism, it is
true. If God condemns the belief in the Trinity in one scripture, it is
true. But if God affirms the Trinity later on, it is true. I don't accept
that kind of logic, personally.
peace,
On Mon, Mar 24, 2008 at 9:23 PM, Susan Maneck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > There are passages in the writings of the Guardian where he explained
> > that what he meant by the relativity of religious truth, is that
> > revealed truth is relative to the age in which it is revealed. That is,
> > the Guardian used this phrase as a synonym for "Progressive Revelation".
> >
>
> Dear Brent,
>
> Keep in mind though that the principle of Progressive Revleation also
> occurs within Dispensations.
>
> "Jesus, for example, did not limit polygamy, but abolished divorce
> except in the case of fornication; Muhammad limited the number of
> wives to four reintroducing permission for divorce; Bahá'u'lláh, Who
> was revealing His Teachings in the milieu of a Muslim society,
> introduced the Question of monogamy gradually in accordance with the
> principles of wisdom and progressive unfoldment of His purpose."
>
> (The Universal House of Justice, 1998 Apr 06, Memorandum re Wives
> of
> Baha'u'llah)
>
> warmest, Susan
>
>
>
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