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SUMMARY:John Hick Centenary Conference and Book Launch 
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LOCATION:53 Edgbaston Park Road\, Birmingham\, United Kingdom
DESCRIPTION:<p><strong>John Hick&rsquo\;s Religious Pluralism in Global Perspective</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Hick Centenary Conference and Book Launch</strong></p>\n<p><strong>15th March 2023\, 9.30-5pm</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Edgbaston Park Hotel &amp\; Conference Centre</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Birmingham B15 2RS</strong></p>\n<p><strong><br></strong></p>\n<p><strong>Only limited places available</strong></p>\n<p>The conference and book launch commemorate John Hick&rsquo\;s (1922-2012) one hundredth birthday. The presentations and discussions interrogate the major enduring contributions of John Hick in the philosophy and theology of religious pluralism. His pluralist conviction has stimulated wide-ranging responses\, both supportive and against. No matter what one&rsquo\;s own theology or philosophy is on this subject\, Hick&rsquo\;s contributions cannot be ignored. His pluralistic vision was not a closed one\, but an invitation to reflect on the religious/spiritual quest of humanity in an open and dialogical way. The presentations will reflect on Hick&rsquo\;s work in the light of criticism and ongoing debate<a name="_Hlk125881150"></a>. Hick&rsquo\;s contributions have resonated across the world and some of this is reflected in the conference programme.</p>\n<p><strong>Conference Speakers</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Rex Ambler</strong> (University of Birmingham\, UK)</p>\n<p><em>Introductory Remarks</em></p>\n<p><strong><br></strong></p>\n<p><strong>Perry Schmidt-Leukel</strong>&nbsp\;<a name="_Hlk126487051"></a>(University of Muenster\, Germany)</p>\n<p><em>Religious Pluralism at the Apophatic Crossroad</em></p>\n<p><strong><br></strong></p>\n<p><strong>Dan Cohn-Sherbok</strong>&nbsp\;(University of Wales Trinity Saint David\,&nbsp\; Lampeter\, UK)&nbsp\;<em>&nbsp\;</em></p>\n<p><em></em> <em>Jewish Pluralism and John Hick</em>&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;<em>&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;&nbsp\;</em></p>\n<p><strong><br></strong></p>\n<p><strong>Keith Ward</strong> (University of Oxford\, UK)</p>\n<p><em>Ethics and Pluralism</em></p>\n<p><strong><br></strong></p>\n<p><strong>A</strong><strong>mir Dastmalchian</strong>&nbsp\;(Independent scholar\, UK)</p>\n<p><em>Hick&rsquo\;s Theory of Religion and a Muslim view on the Inclusivist Option&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;&nbsp\;</em></p>\n<p><strong>A</strong><strong>lan Race&nbsp\;</strong>(World Congress of Faiths\, UK)&nbsp\;&nbsp\;<strong>&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\; </strong><em>&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;</em></p>\n<p><em>Pointers to Pluralism Not Relativism</em></p>\n<p><em><br></em></p>\n<p><strong>Tim Musgrove</strong>&nbsp\;(Independent Scholar\, USA)</p>\n<p><em>Doe</em><em>s Linguistic Relativity Support a Pluralistic&nbsp\; Interpretation of Religion</em><em>&nbsp\;?&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;&nbsp\;</em>&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><strong>Dan Silfwerin</strong>&nbsp\;(UWC Red Cross Nordic\, Norway)&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><em>The Continuing Relevance of John Hick for thinkers of all&nbsp\; ages&nbsp\;</em></p>\n<p><em>&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; <br></em></p>\n<p><strong>Sharada Sugirtharajah</strong>&nbsp\;(University of Birmingham\, UK)&nbsp\;<em>&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;</em></p>\n<p><em>The Knowable and the Unknowable &lsquo\;Real&rsquo\;&nbsp\;</em><em>in Radhakrishnan&rsquo\;s and Hick&rsquo\;s Thinking&nbsp\; &nbsp\;</em></p>\n<p><em> &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;</em></p>\n<p><strong>Book Launch</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Sharada Sugirtharajah (ed.)&nbsp\;<em>John Hick&rsquo\;s Religious Pluralism in&nbsp\; Global Perspective </em></strong>(2023\, Palgrave Macmillan)</p>\n<p><strong>Amy Daughton</strong> (University of Birmingham\, UK)</p>\n<p><strong>Brendan George</strong> (Palgrave Macmillan\, UK)</p>\n<p><strong>Sharada Sugirtharajah</strong> (University of Birmingham\, UK)</p>\n<p>Book to be received by the <strong>Hick family: Eleanor\, Mark and Peter Hick </strong>(UK) &amp\;&nbsp\;Response&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><em>&nbsp\;<br></em></p>\n<p><strong>Closing Remarks</strong></p>\n<p><strong>Paul Hedges</strong> (Interreligious Studies at the S. Rajaratnam&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;&nbsp\; School of International Studies\, NTU\, Singapore)</p>\n<p>&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;******</p>
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