Hick, John (1922-) British philosopher of religion who notes that the monotheistic belief in a ‘wholly other’ godhead runs throughout the history of the Jewish and Christian traditions. According to Hick, the godhead is characterized by the following attributes: 1) infinite and self existent 2) eternal 3) the sole creator of all creation 4) regarded as a personal being 5) loving and good 6) Holy. In his early years Hick was an evangelical fundamentalist. He is well known for his work on the problem of evil, or theodicy. Recently his work advocates religious pluralism. While Hick may be correct in saying that cultural influences have an effect on various religious truth-claims, it would be unwarranted to assume an equivalence of religious experience among different religions or among individuals within a given religion; moreover, it’s conveivable that individuals may encounter not just one type but several different types of religious experience during a lifetime. » James (William), Numinosity, Wach (Joachim)
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