Interreligious Dialogue Groups Enabling Human Agency

Evidence has shown that interreligious dialogue is one of the paths to build bridges among diverse cultural and religious communities that otherwise would be in conflict. Some literature reflects, from a normative standpoint, on how interreligious dialogue should be authentic and meaningful. However...

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Published in:Religions (Basel, Switzerland ) Switzerland ), 2021-03, Vol.12 (3), p.189
Main Authors: Campdepadrós-Cullell, Roger, Pulido-Rodríguez, Miguel Ángel, Marauri, Jesús, Racionero-Plaza, Sandra
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Christianity
Civil society
conditions
Councils
dialogic learning
Dialogue
egalitarian dialogue
Egalitarianism
Equality
Human agency
Interfaith dialogue
interreligious dialogue
Modernity
Multiculturalism & pluralism
principles
Religion
Religious communities
Religious organizations
Social integration
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Summary:Evidence has shown that interreligious dialogue is one of the paths to build bridges among diverse cultural and religious communities that otherwise would be in conflict. Some literature reflects, from a normative standpoint, on how interreligious dialogue should be authentic and meaningful. However, there is scarce literature on what conditions contribute to this dialogue achieving its desirable goals. Thus, our aim was to examine such conditions and provide evidence of how interreligious dialogue enables human agency. By analyzing the activity of interreligious dialogue groups, we document the human agency they generate, and we gather evidence about the features of the conditions. For this purpose, we studied four interreligious dialogue groups, all affiliated with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO) Association for Interreligious Dialogue (AUDIR), employing in-depth interviews and discussion groups. In these groups, which operate in diverse and multicultural neighborhoods, local actors and neighbors hold dialogues about diversity issues. In so doing, social coexistence, friendship ties, and advocacy initiatives arise. After analyzing the collected data, we conclude that for interreligious dialogue to result in positive and promising outputs, it must meet some principles of dialogic learning, namely equality of differences, egalitarian dialogue, cultural intelligence, solidarity, and transformation.
ISSN:2077-1444
2077-1444
DOI:10.3390/rel12030189