Q&A: Marcus Borg as an example of a scholarly universalist with weak arguments

Winger watched an hour-long lecture by Marcus Borg on religious pluralism in preparation for this video. Borg's main argument: pluralism "just seems obvious." He metaphorically reinterprets every exclusive Scripture passage — John 14:6 ("I am the way") becomes "he is a way for me, pragmatically." Winger finds this embarrassing. He likens scholars who use their prestige to persuade without argument to the Pharisees, whose robes gave them authority over crowds rather than the quality of their reasoning. Credentials are not arguments.