-the practice of excluding or not admitting other things. One faith being intolerant of other faiths, meaning the belief that other faiths are false because they reject the true faith of the original One Faith.
-the idea of being tolerant of other faiths, that a follower's faith is entirely true, while other peoples of different religions, may be partially true or allowed.
-a condition where two or more principles coexist. The practice of holding more than one office or church benefice at a time. All religions are equal in truth, but there is not one form of a higher power.
All of these ideas have long since existed, however the terms Exclusivity, Pluralism, and Inclusivity in relation to religion is a fairly modern concept. Theologians have only recently been trying to fully conceptualize the three different classes of socially separating the "unique" sects of practicing religion - mainly in terms related to Christian faith.
The creation of the terms in regards to religion is titled to author Alan Race, a reputable scholar well known for his religious analysis and discussion. His book Christians and Religious Pluralism: patterns in the Christian theology of religions is cited as the first published (1983) scholarly instance of attempting to analyze and define the separation of religions in terms of exlusivism, pluralism, and inclusivism.
-Civil religion is the implicit religious values of a NATION, as expressed through public rituals, symbols, and ceremonies on sacred days and at sacred places.
-The interpretation of scriptural texts; such interpretation as a subject of study or analysis, esp. with regard to theory or methodology. Also: a particular system of interpretation for scriptural texts. The interpretation of interpretation.
-a public policy which does not give preference to one religious body over another, where the state sees itself as the overseer of a variety of religious communities and where necessary, assists them to keep the peace together.
-a kind of secularism where public manifestations of religious allegiance are inhibited or even banned so that everyone shares a public loyalty to the state.
-Any theory or doctrine asserting that knowledge, truth, morality, etc., are relative to situations, rather than being absolute.