But I don’t think I’ve ever stated this? Certainly I can’t agree with someone who denies the resurrection, nor I can view it as disputable, but I do think that there are seeds of truth in other traditions as well.
Ad Gentes 11
“ Thus other men, observing their good works, can glorify the Father (cf. Matt. ES:16) and can perceive more fully the real meaning of human life and the universal bond of the community of mankind. In order that they may be able to bear more fruitful witness to Christ, let them be joined to those men by esteem and love; let them acknowledge themselves to be members of the group of men among whom they live; let them share in cultural and social life by the various. undertakings and enterprises of human living; let them be familiar with their national and religious traditions; let them gladly and reverently lay bare the seeds of the Word which lie hidden among their fellows. “
Lumen Gentium 17: “ Through her work, whatever good is in the minds and hearts of men, whatever good lies latent in the religious practices and cultures of diverse peoples, is not only saved from destruction but is also cleansed, raised up and perfected unto the glory of God, the confusion of the devil and the happiness of man. “
Nostra Aetate 2: “Likewise, other religions found everywhere try to counter the restlessness of the human heart, each in its own manner, by proposing “ways,” comprising teachings, rules of life, and sacred rites. The Catholic Church rejects nothing that is true and holy in these religions. She regards with sincere reverence those ways of conduct and of life, those precepts and teachings which, though differing in many aspects from the ones she holds and sets forth, nonetheless often reflect a ray of that Truth which enlightens all men. Indeed, she proclaims, and ever must proclaim Christ “the way, the truth, and the life” (John 14:6), in whom men may find the fullness of religious life, in whom God has reconciled all things to Himself.”
I believe that this is as inclusivist at it gets. But do you think Christians could ever concede that they do not truly know whether God revealed Himself in Christ, or whether Christ was in fact raised from the dead?
Where do you draw the line between building bridges and accommodating error, or even denying that you have received the truth in the first place?
It depends on what you mean with “exclusivist”, though. But Jesus Himself said: “ Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I have not come to bring peace, but a sword. “ -Matthew 10:34
He also said: “Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of you! for in the same manner did their fathers to the false prophets.” - Luke 16:26
A Christianity that renounces its claims, even the most “exclusivist” ones, a Christianity that gets along with the world instead of correcting it, would even be Christianity at all? Or would it be something else? Are Christians supposed to be the salt of the earth? Or the Alka-Seltzer?