Religious pluralism is an attitude or policy regarding the diversity of religious belief systems co-existing in society. It can indicate one or more of the following:
Recognizing and tolerating the religious diversity of a society or country, promoting freedom of religion, and defining secularism as neutrality (of the state or non-sectarian institution) on issues of religion as opposed to opposition of religion in the public forum or public square that is open to public expression, and promoting friendly separation of religion and state as opposed to hostile separation or antitheism espoused by other forms of secularism.
Any of several forms of religious inclusivism. One such worldview holds that one's own religion is not the sole and exclusive source of truth, and thus acknowledges that at least some truths and true values exist in other religions. Another concept is that two or more religions with mutually exclusive truth claims are equally valid; this may be considered a form of either toleration (a concept that arose as a result of the European wars of religion) or moral relativism. Perennialism (based on the concept of philosophia perennis) or Traditionalism is the understanding that the exclusive claims of different religions turn out, upon closer examination, to be variations of universal truths that have been taught since time immemorial.
Sometimes as a synonym for ecumenism, i.e., the promotion of some level of unity, co-operation, and improved understanding between different religions or different denominations within a single religion.
As a term for the condition of harmonious co-existence between adherents of different religions or religious denominations.
As a social norm and not merely a synonym for religious diversity.
Religious tolerance
Religious pluralism, to paraphrase the title of a recent academic work, goes beyond mere toleration. Chris Beneke, in Beyond Toleration: The Religious Origins of American Pluralism, explains the difference between religious tolerance and religious pluralism by pointing to the situation in the late 18th century United States.
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vignette|redresse=1.2|La Liberté de religion, par Eugène Simonis, colonne du Congrès, Bruxelles. La liberté de culte, liberté de religion ou liberté de croyance est le droit subjectif fondamental des personnes de choisir et de pratiquer une religion donnée ou aucune. Par extension, elle fait référence aux textes de droit, déclarations, pactes, conventions, lois, textes constitutionnels divers qui permettent d'affirmer, défendre, étendre ou limiter ce droit.
Religious pluralism is an attitude or policy regarding the diversity of religious belief systems co-existing in society. It can indicate one or more of the following: Recognizing and tolerating the religious diversity of a society or country, promoting freedom of religion, and defining secularism as neutrality (of the state or non-sectarian institution) on issues of religion as opposed to opposition of religion in the public forum or public square that is open to public expression, and promoting friendly separation of religion and state as opposed to hostile separation or antitheism espoused by other forms of secularism.
vignette|upright=1.2|John Locke, Lettre sur la tolérance (1689), première page de l'édition de 1765. La tolérance religieuse est l'acceptation des valeurs religieuses et de la notion de sacré entre différentes confessions ou entre des individus. Dans un pays où existe une religion d'État, cette tolérance consiste à autoriser d'autres croyances aux côtés de la religion officielle, ce qui n'exclut pas certaines formes de discrimination. La tolérance religieuse d'un État n'est pas synonyme de liberté de religion, car elle n'octroie qu'un privilège, et non pas un droit.