G eorge L indbeck as a Potential Religious Pluralist

Interreligious dialogue and conversion are two contentious foci for understanding how religion operates. An interpretation of G eorge L indbeck serves as a starting point for discussion in this paper. The dominant reading is that L indbeck claims that traditions absorb the world. Religious traditions are isolated, and the one with a greater capacity to assimilate others’ concerns emerges the strongest – implying what is called exclusivism . My proposal is that a different reading of L indbeck is possible; I am not so much questioning L indbeck as highlighting another aspect of his oeuvre . If grammar, framework and structure – and not propositional first‐order ontological contents – are given first place, dialogue and conversion appear differently. Questions must be raised, however; isn't it true that there is always some content and substance – even if hidden or disguised?