For Kaplan...

For Kaplan, the major world religions are not traditionally pluralistic; they are either exclusivistic or inclusivistic. For Kaplan, exclusivism tells us that there is no salvation outside of one particular religious tradition, whereas inclusivism extends the possibility of salvation to those outside its fold.

However, the means of salvation and the form of salvation are restricted to that which is found within the inclusivist’s tradition.[^30] Kaplan proposes in Different Paths, Different Summits: A Model for Religious Pluralism a new form of religious pluralism,…