John Hick's pluralist framework shows that selectively universalizing one tradition's mechanism of salvation is an ad hoc modification that undermines the exclusivist commitments justifying the claim's Christocentrism.
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Mechanism of salvation(as the religious practice being discussed)
A religion's specific method or process for how people achieve spiritual redemption, enlightenment, or a right relationship with the divine.
Pluralist framework(as the approach Hick developed)
A way of thinking that treats different religious traditions as equally valid paths to understanding truth or the divine, rather than ranking one as superior.
Universalizing(as the problematic action described)
Taking something specific to one group or tradition and claiming it applies to everyone or everything.