Dr. S. Radhakrishnan was a prominent Indian philosopher and statesman who served as the first Vice President and second President of India. He viewed religion as a personal experience and insight into reality rather than doctrinal conformity. Radhakrishnan believed that no single religion is perfect, and that religious thought develops dynamically over time through experience and interaction between religions. He advocated for religious pluralism and viewed religion as a social force that promotes unity and morality.

1. RELIGIOUS PLURALISM BY Dr. S.
RADHAKRISHNAN
Submitted by
Reenu Mariam Jose
M.Ed. First semester

4. Life Sketch
 Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan – born – September 5,
1888, telugu family, tiruttani,India.
 Teaching career – Professor of philosophy
 Chairman of the UGC
 Leader of the first Indian team to the UNESCO
 In 1952- elected – first vice president
 In 1962 – elected second president
 Awarded the Bharat Ratna – 1967
 Died on April 17, 1975.

5. His Philosophy
 Dr. Radhakrishnan’s philosophy is Idealism.
 Idealism means that life has a purpose, and ideals
and values are the forces that give direction to life
and help it to achieve its goal.
 The function of philosophy is to order life and guide
action.

6. PLURALISM
 Pluralism is a term used in Philosophy, meaning
“doctrine of multiplicity”, often used in opposition to
monism (“doctrine of unity”) and dualism(“doctrine of
duality”).
 Pluralism is defined as a society where multiple
people, groups or entities share political power.

7. PLURALISTIC
SOCIETY

8. An Example……
 An example of Pluralism is a society where people
with different cultural backgrounds keep their own
tradition.
 An example of Pluralism is where labor unions and
employers share in meeting the needs of employees.

9. RELIGION PLURALISM
 Religious Pluralism is the state of being where every
individual in a religiously diverse society has the
rights,
freedoms,
and safety to worship,
or not,
according to their conscience.

11. In the words of Dr. S. Radhakrishnan

12. What is Religion according to Radhakrishnan?
 “Religion,” Radhakrishnan holds , is “ a kind
of life or experience.”
 Religion is an insight into the nature of reality
(darshana), or experience of
reality(anubhava)
 Religion is “ a specific attitude of the self,
itself and not other”.

13. Place of Religion
 Dr. Radhakrishnan believes that the way of religion
is the remaking of man , a complete integration of his
being.
 Religion introduces an entirely new sense, a totally
new set of values.
 But religion is not doctrinal conformity of
ceremonial piety. It is a personal encounter of the
individual with the supreme.

14. In the words of him……
 No religion is perfect or final. All religions have and their
historical origin.
 Religion is a movement and a growth.
 No expression of religion is thorough , comprehensive, and
absolute.
 Development of religious thought is not static but dynamic
and continuous.
 There will be continuous enrichment of each and every
religion through experience, interaction, and acculturation.
 Religion is personal and individualistic.
 Religion is conceived as a universal perform of human
societies.

15. Continuing….
 For several individuals, religion is affair of the guts, thus
typically own special feelings for the actual beliefs and
ceremonies that they contemplate as scared through long
association.
 Religion may be a force within the human society.
 Though religion is command to be a private matter; it’s a
social reality clasp all the values. Its inclusive of the values of
truth, Beauty and goodness.

16.  Religion acknowledges all the human duties as divine
commands.
 Religion and morality inseparably certain up with
one another.
 Morality plays a major role with religion. Dr. S.
Radhakrishnan says that the moral means that and
also the religious finish can’t be separated.
 Religion aims at the unity of world and a real non-
secular life should specific itself enamored the goal of
world unity might be achieved by non-violence
expressed in Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, and
Christianity.

17.  Morality plays a major role with religion. Dr. S.
Radhakrishnan says that the moral means that and
also the religious finish can’t be separated.
 Religion aims at the unity of world and a real non-
secular life should specific itself enamored the goal of
world unity might be achieved by non-violence
expressed in Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, and
Christianity.

18. Conclusion
Religion is associate inward
transformation and a religious
amendment. It has to beat the discords
among the attribute. It is associate insight
into reality associated an experience of
reality.

19. References
 Leuba, J.H. “ A Psychological study of religion.” (1912)
 Toy , Crawford Howell, Introduction to the history of Religions. Vol. 4. Ginn,
1913.
 International Journal of Academic Research ISSN: 2348-7666; Vol. 3, Issue-
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