Or, given a pluralistic reality, is it possible to be neutral with respect to wide-ranging outlooks and ethical systems?
Given the invariably pluralistic character of theological reflection, there is a constant tension between the concern for identity and continuity of the tradition on the one hand and for deeper and richer comprehension of truth itself on the other.
A gifted caricaturist and mimic, he grapples with the conflicts of his own hybrid inheritance, giving expression to an irreverent, wildly pluralistic imagination.
The separation of church and state thwarts both secular domination and theocracy, giving Christians a theoretical basis for political participation in a pluralistic society: we advocate our positions while co-ruling with others; we do not dominate.
Given the variety of pluralistic societies and intensity of trans-national interactions, such openness seems to many to be the only guarantee of stable social and political life (see the debate in Shapiro and Kymlicka 1997).
The world assumed that the transitions in Egypt, Tunisia and Libya would eventually give birth to more pluralistic societies, that democracy would become institutionalized, and that economic prosperity would be enhanced.
Speaking on a visit to London, Mr Davutoglu chastised the signatories for not giving "the full picture" of the reality of the Kurdish conflict but insisted that Turkey was a "pluralistic society" where "everyone can say anything".
It makes no sense in a pluralistic society to give one church special status.
A gifted caricaturist and mimic, this Mexico-born Californian gives expression to a wildly pluralistic imagination.
The modern combination between democracy and Judaism was supposed to give birth to a spectacular, pluralistic kaleidoscope.
