Richard Mouw Pluralism

In Richard Mouw’s book Uncommon Decency, he discusses many topics that tend to the make the world incivility. However, he also gives advice on how we can change the incivility. In chapter seven, Mouw brings up the topic of pluralism. According to Mouw, pluralism is the fact of accepting diversity in the world. Many people think that pluralism is learning to cope with the diversity; however, Mouw thinks coping it hard than it looks. From a Christian aspect, pluralism can be very bad, but Mouw states we should celebrate it. For one thing, God created diversity. During creation, he spoke many different animals into being, and he thought creation was good. So, why can’t Christian also love diversity? We have always been swarmed with the diversity of the world, and it is not a new topic; however, we are experiencing new ideas of pluralism. In the Middle Ages, people didn’t have much choices with what they wanted to do with their lives. Nowadays, we have more choices, and through those choices the world has become more and more diverse. This
Many of the worldviews and value systems of the diverse world can be bewildering to the mind when it is swarmed with the information we hear about the different diversities. Sometimes, we hear so much that we don’t know what to focus on or believe is right. This can lead to idols, idolatry, and pluralism of idolatry, and we know how God feels about idolatry. He hates the pluralism of idolatry. The worldviews or value system gives views of many things that look good, but are not. We might tend to value the different aspects of a certain diversity. For example, we might tend to value a particular race or religion over another. Then, we will not be open to hear or learn about the other races or religions. Mouw states to help avoid the pluralism or idolatry is to put God at the center, and he will be able to helps us avoid the pluralism