Johnson, John J.2019-09-252019-09-252016-09-152002http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12424/157110"Hick is not denying an ‘afterlife’ in the Christian sense, but his definition of salvation/liberation is primarily a ‘here and now’ one. The result of this is an awakening to the ‘peace and joy and compassionate kindness toward all life’.2 Basically, Hick Is defining religion as a turning away from selfishness, and a turning towards God, or the Real. This change of heart makes it possible for members of the religions to become, to put it simply, better human beings. And, since every culture, regardless of its religion, contains many examples of devout men and women whose lives seem to be getting ‘better’, this is for Hick proof that all religions are equally salvific"engWith permission of the license/copyright holderReligious TruthJohn Hickreligious pluralismComparative religion and interreligious dialogueReligious pluralismDogmaticsPractical theology and theological educationArticle