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Building Peace in Asia
The use of the word 'dialogue' is remarkably elastic. Does this mean that it should be abandoned in favour of a more rigorous concept? Actually, the flexibility of the term might stem from the variety of our experiences of exchange and communication, while finding within them some commonalities.[/dropcap]The very term dialogue introduces us into...
No matter the time or context, inter-religious dialogue is rarely a simple endeavour. Throughout history, occasions on which Christians and Muslims have met have unfortunately most often been ones of tension, conflict and misunderstanding - a situation which, in many places, is little improved today. And yet, more than one thousand years ago, in...
Read more: The changing nature of inter-religious dialogue: A lesson from history
The remarkable diversity of religious expressions typical of South-East Asia has led to a focus on the interaction between the various faiths operating in the region. Such attention has been also fostered by the various ethno-religious conflicts that have developed, especially in the Philippines and Indonesia. If religious communities had to be...
T"]he plane on which religious dialogue occurs is too often conceived as occurring at a high level. Leaders of faiths occasionally meet in public, be it in front of an audience or a camera. Within a community, a church may come together with a mosque or temple as part of a festival. At a lower level, it is not uncommon for neighbours of...
Here Jerry tells us how the discourse has changed in interfaith dialogue since he first got involved and how the discourse is adapting to changes in technology.
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The Dalai Lama’s visit to Taiwan during August and September 2009 was ostensibly religious. Accepting an invitation from the Democratic Progressive Party in the wake of Typhoon Morakot, Taiwan’s worst typhoon in 50 years, he arrived and explicitly stated that while he admires Taiwan’s democracy, his visit was non-political.[/dropcap]And it...
Read more: The great diplomatic balancing act of dialogue: Dalai Lama and the Cardinal
T"]here tends to be a higher level of social cohesion in societies where there is near uniformity on religious beliefs. For example if everyone thinks that stealing in any circumstances is wrong; then stealing in any circumstance...is wrong. If a new or reformed version of a different religion comes along and claims that stealing is ok, so long as...
Religions in East Asia today have undergone transformations similar to the ones happening in other parts of the world. No longer are religious creeds, affiliations and practices taken for intangible realities, be it in metropolis or in rural settlements. At the same time, stressing one’s religious identity can be a way to assert a person’s...
Living freely in TaiwanPakistan holds a critical position in the international scene and does not have diplomatic relations with many countries. On one hand, the economy and the education system are not well developed, and the infrastructures are poor. On the other hand, Pakistan faces the negative repercussions following September 11th. This...
On December 2d, the Ricci Institute organized a roundtable on “Asian Union and Interreligious Dialogue" at Tien Educational Center, Taipei. Moderated by Dr Chen Tsung-ming, executive director of the institute, the roundtable gathered representatives from different religions. What are the prospects for unity and cooperation among Asian nations...
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