Tag: Journal of Inter-Religious Dialogue
Response to Fear in the Muslim Tradition
This paper explores the role of fear in the Muslim tradition and the religious or historical sources to which Muslim can turn to in order to manage fear on both a communal and individual level. The ... Read More
Raimon Panikkar, John Hick, and a Pluralist Theology of Religions
Although many Christian pluralist theologies of religion have been advocated in different forms to promote the real value of many religious traditions, critics most often target the classic pluralis... Read More
Going Beyond the Rhetoric: The Muslim Aid-UMCOR Partnership in Sri Lanka
This paper highlights practical examples of dialogue and collaboration between Muslim Aid and UMCOR showing how different faith communities make natural allies for the promotion and success of cross... Read More
Inter-Religious Dialogue as a Method of Peace-Building in Israel and Palestine
Inter-religious Dialogue is understood as a method of peace-building—bringing people together to learn to live in peace — which is different than peace-making, whereby politicians and diplom... Read More
Until the Violence Stops: Faith, Sexual Violence, and Peace in the Congo
Although many of the world’s religions are thought to debase women, progressive faith traditions and practices empower females as a means of attaining justice and thereby, peace. The brutal vi... Read More
Searching for Meaning with Saba Hank
It is too easy to forget our childhoods. KidSpirit Magazine requested that I discuss how I have found meaning in my life. The question readily prompted reflections on my childhood and the special rela... Read More
Religious Leadership and Violence Prevention after Tucson
This month, it became clear that Americans must do more to prevent violence. A congresswoman was shot in the head in what seems to have been a politically motivated assassination attempt – only ... Read More
Bury the Bloody Hatchet: Secularism, Islam, and Reconciliation in Afghanistan
When the US negotiated peace with American Indians just a few years after the American Revolution, they used religiously-inspired, culturally relevant symbols to “bury the hatchet.” However, the... Read More