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John Hick has made significant contributions to the contemporary philosophy of religion and theology, particularly in the field of theodicy, religious pluralism and eschatology. In religious pluralism, Hick reviews the “invisible harmony” among world religions and avers that they are valid responses to the same Ultimate Reality. In light of this, this chapter seeks to examine the doctrine of Dao in Dao De **g, and interpret it as a significant dimension of a multifaceted response to the Ultimate Reality. This analysis may help readers explore the concept of Dao and the relationship between Dao and Daoism, so as to forge a new path for interreligious dialogue.
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Notes
- 1.
Cf. John Hick, Problems of Religious Pluralism (London: The Macmillan Press Ltd, 1985), p. 40.
- 2.
Cf. Hank Keeton & Yu Fu (translation & commentary), Dao De **g: A Process Perspective (Anoka: Process Century Press, 2018). All quotes of Dao De **g are from this book, few terms have been modified for comprehension. Chapters aside, there is no pagination in Dao De **g.
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John Hick, An Interpretation of Religion: Human Responses to the Transcendent, 2nd edition (New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2004), p. 278, 338.
- 4.
Shang Hui-peng, Yin Du Wen Hua Chuan Tong Yan Jiu: Bi Jiao Wen Hua De Shi Ye (Bei**g: Bei**g University Press, 2006), p. 84.
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Liu **ao-gan, Lao Zi Gu **:Wu Zhong Dui Kan Yu ** ** Yin Lun, volume 1 (Bei**g: China Social Science Publishing House, 2006), p. 439.
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Ibid., pp. 468–510.
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John Hick, An Interpretation of Religion: Human Responses to the Transcendent, 2nd edition (New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2004), p. 303.
- 8.
Huang Gongshi, Su Shu (Huhhot: Inner Mongolia Peoples Publishing House, 1997), p. 9, 14.
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Keeton, Hank, and Fu, Yu (translation & commentary). 2018. Dao De **g: A Process Perspective. Anoka: Process Century Press.
**ao-gan, Liu. 2006. Lao Zi Gu **: Wu Zhong Dui Kan Yu ** ** Yin Lun. Vol. 1. Bei**g: China Social Science Publishing House.
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Wang, Z. (2023). Chinese Daoism and Ultimate Reality: An Interpretation Based on John Hick’s Religious Pluralism. In: Sugirtharajah, S. (eds) John Hick's Religious Pluralism in Global Perspective. Palgrave Frontiers in Philosophy of Religion. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-11008-5_11
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