Comparative Investigation of Borzuya the Physician’s and John Hick’s Viewpoints in the Problem of Diversity of Religions andCoexistence of Followers of Religions

This paper is aimed to investigate Borzuya the physician’s and JohnHick’s viewpoints in the problem of diversity of religions andcoexistence of followers of religions in a comparative method. Themethod of research is to compare data obtained by documentaryanalysis and reviewing accessible works and historic documentariesabout Borzuya and works of Hick and works about his viewpoints in theproblem of diversity of religions and pluralism. Borzuya was aphysician at the time of Khosrow I and since he knew Sanskrit, he wassent to India to translate their great books specially Panchatantra intoPahlavi. Borzuya watched the diversity of religions and ethics and theirpeaceful coexist there, so in his research believed that common groundof religions is important and arguments between religious leaders aboutmarginal issues is unimportant. In his opinion, every religion includessome part of reality and it can save people’s souls after death, ifbelievers notice to common ground of religions that is morality. JohnHick was a pluralist philosopher that considered religious observancesas a margin of religion. He believed that adherents of each religion havedescribed God in their way, so he knew believing in each religion asbelieving in God. In fact, Borzuya’s theory of diversity of religions issimilar to Hick’s pluralism but it has some differences. Borzuya’scommon ground with Hick is in negation of exclusivism andinclusivism, thinking in contrast to unbelieving and his attention tomorality as abstract of all religions, but he disagrees him in quiddity ofreal religion and savior religion. It seems that from the viewpoint ofBorzuya and Hick, followers of religions can understand each other bymorality and gain a coexistence based on it.

کلیدواژه ها:

Borzuya the Physician ، John Hick ، diversity of religions ، pluralism ، coexistence of followers of religions