Is Religion a zero-sum game?
Here is the link to an interesting article By Rabbi Allen S. Maller which you may like to read. I strongly recommend this.
The Rabbi writes, "Most books about world religions offer parallel academic presentations of different beliefs, without any discussion of how the various religions view each others values. My book presents a conversation by five different religious proponents, who have been invited by an ex-evangelical seeker and an ex-atheist sceptic, to discuss the real life personal impacts of the distinctive ideas and practices of their own religion on their own community.
Islam is the only religion to state that Allah is the source of religious pluralism. Therefore, it is ironic that Muslims have the false reputation of being religious fanatics.
The Qur’an states: ‘We have ordained a law and assigned a path for each of you. Had Allah pleased, He could have made you one nation: but it is his wish to test you by that which he has bestowed upon you. So, compete with each other in good deeds for to Allah you shall all return, and He will declare to you what you have disagreed about.’
We learn from this that Allah purposely promotes different religions so that they may compete with each other in the production of moral communities and good deeds. Only after death, or after the day of final judgement, will we learn which of the theological issues we disagreed about are true or false.” (5:48)
For more information see pages 156 in my new book “Which Religion Is Right For You? A Kuzari for the 21st century.” Hadassa Word Press ISBN (978-620-2-45517-6)"
The Rabbi writes, "Most books about world religions offer parallel academic presentations of different beliefs, without any discussion of how the various religions view each others values. My book presents a conversation by five different religious proponents, who have been invited by an ex-evangelical seeker and an ex-atheist sceptic, to discuss the real life personal impacts of the distinctive ideas and practices of their own religion on their own community.
Islam is the only religion to state that Allah is the source of religious pluralism. Therefore, it is ironic that Muslims have the false reputation of being religious fanatics.
The Qur’an states: ‘We have ordained a law and assigned a path for each of you. Had Allah pleased, He could have made you one nation: but it is his wish to test you by that which he has bestowed upon you. So, compete with each other in good deeds for to Allah you shall all return, and He will declare to you what you have disagreed about.’
We learn from this that Allah purposely promotes different religions so that they may compete with each other in the production of moral communities and good deeds. Only after death, or after the day of final judgement, will we learn which of the theological issues we disagreed about are true or false.” (5:48)
For more information see pages 156 in my new book “Which Religion Is Right For You? A Kuzari for the 21st century.” Hadassa Word Press ISBN (978-620-2-45517-6)"
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