Religious Diversity in Post-Modern Globalized World- An Intertextual Study of the Quran and Bible

Abstract

Religious diversity has been an infinite and irrefutable truth of the universe. In the contemporary Post-Modern globalized world, the phenomenon of religious diversity has gained more prominence. The antiquity of religious diversity and its significance is absolute. As religious diversity is heavenly, divine literature has been providing directives about it. Quran provides extensive and comprehensive directions about interactions and dealings with multi-faith and multi-cultural societies. Similarly, biblical teachings offer principles to deal with the followers of other faiths. This study will provide an intertextual study of both divine literature Quran and the Bible in terms of religious diversity in the context of a Post-modern globalized world. By applying qualitative research methods together with a comparative approach, this paper will highlight the Quran and the Bible verses about the absolute truth of religious diversity. Both religious texts dictate reverence for other religious, cultural, and social systems as it is essential for peaceful coexistence. The three dimensional-theologies concerning religious diversity (Pluralism, Exclusivism, and inclusivism) will also be discussed in the light of Quranic and biblical teachings as they are getting more scholarly attention in the modern globalized society. This study aims to highlight the revelational directions of the Quran and the Bible regarding religious diversity and offer a deeper view of how these scriptures handle the synergetic issues of a globalized and diversified world, that ultimately foster interfaith interactions, cooperation, and peaceful coexistence.