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This 7 page paper explores several questions in the realm of spirituality and religion in contemplating Diana Eck's 1994 work. Exclusivism, inclusivism and pluralism are discussed. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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she experienced first hand, and makes the case that people of varying backgrounds can all get along. Her conclusion--not very original but nevertheless valid--is that there is a common thread
between all religions. Of course, examining religion is not quite that simple as there are many points of view and intolerable views are just as authentic. Eck shares various ideas,
as well as her own, while disseminating valuable information. In the first chapter, both Ecks Methodist background and status as a Harvard professor of comparative religion comes through. How
does her own religious background influence the questions she asks when encountering God? Clearly, her own background is more influential than her expertise in the field. While the work did
provide a great deal of information, her questions were more a reflection of a personal journey than any expert knowledge she had brought with her. She is not unlike Reynolds
Price, the Methodist minister who fancies himself as a believer who remains outside the church. He calls himself "an unorthodox non-churchly believer " and explains why: "My means of
thinking about that power and its intentions were formed in my early childhood by the texts and rites of an unchurchly Christianity which was passed to me by my parents
" (Frank, 1994, p.1108). And while Price, and Eck, and millions of others journey out of the confines of the designated religions in which they were raised, there are many
others who stray completely. The difference is important. Neither Eck or Price completely let go of their roots. Prices parents were admittedly bold in expressing their differences with the church.
To answer the question regarding the influence of religion on Ecks findings, it is clear that religion was important. It is in fact likely that Eck asks questions that she
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