"The Archdiocese of Chicago's Office for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs defines 'the difference between ecumenical, interfaith, and interreligious relations'..."
The study of the communication and cooperation between different religious groups.
Definition of Interfaith Dialogue: An explanation of what Interfaith Dialogue is and why it is important.
History of Interfaith Dialogue: The history of Interfaith Dialogue starting from the early beginnings in the 19th century to the present day.
Religious Pluralism: The acceptance of different religions, beliefs and views as being equally valid or true.
Interfaith Dialogue and Social Justice: The role of Interfaith dialogue in promoting social justice and equality.
Interfaith Dialogue and Conflict Resolution: The role of Interfaith dialogue in resolving conflicts and promoting peaceful coexistence.
Interfaith Dialogue and Diversity: The acceptance and celebration of cultural diversity through Interfaith Dialogue.
Interfaith Dialogue and Human Rights: The role of Interfaith dialogue in promoting human rights.
Interfaith Dialogue and Ethics: The shared ethical and moral principles in different religions and its importance in Interfaith Dialogue.
Interfaith Dialogue and Cultural Exchange: The role of Interfaith dialogue in promoting cultural exchange and understanding.
Interfaith Dialogue and Ecumenical Dialogues: The difference and similarities between Interfaith Dialogue and Ecumenical Dialogues.
"...dialogue often involves promoting understanding between different religions or beliefs to increase acceptance of others, rather than to synthesize new beliefs."
"'ecumenical' as 'relations and prayer with other Christians', 'interfaith' as 'relations with members of the 'Abrahamic faiths' (Jewish, Muslim and Christian traditions)', and 'interreligious' as 'relations with other religions, such as Hinduism and Buddhism'."
"Some interfaith dialogues have more recently adopted the name interbelief dialogue, while other proponents have proposed the term interpath dialogue..."
"...to transcend all worldviews (whether religious, cultural, or political), termed transbelief dialogue."
"...the term interreligious is preferred because we are referring explicitly to dialogue with those professing religions... and is based on religious foundations."
"The often quoted 'There will be no peace among the nations without peace among the religions. There will be no peace among the religions without dialogue among the religions' was formulated by Hans Küng..."
"Interfaith dialogue forms a major role in the study of religion and peacebuilding."
"...dialogue often involves promoting understanding between different religions or beliefs to increase acceptance of others..."
"'interfaith' as 'relations with members of the 'Abrahamic faiths' (Jewish, Muslim and Christian traditions)'"
"Some interfaith dialogues have more recently adopted the name interbelief dialogue...to avoid implicitly excluding atheists, agnostics, humanists, and others with no religious faith..."
"...to transcend all worldviews (whether religious, cultural, or political), termed transbelief dialogue."
"...the term interreligious is preferred because we are referring explicitly to dialogue with those professing religions – who identify themselves explicitly with a religious tradition and whose work has a specific religious affiliation and is based on religious foundations."
"Neither are the same as nondenominational Christianity."
"Throughout the world there are local, regional, national and international interfaith initiatives; many are formally or informally linked and constitute larger networks or federations."
"There will be no peace among the nations without peace among the religions."
"...dialogue often involves promoting understanding between different religions or beliefs to increase acceptance of others..."
"Following the lead of the Roman Catholic Church, other churches and Christian religious organizations... have increasingly opted to use the word interreligious rather than interfaith to describe their own dialogue and engagement with other religions."
"...hosted public reasoning dialogues to transcend all worldviews..."
"Some proponents have proposed the term interpath dialogue... to be more accurate concerning many world religions that do not place the same emphasis on 'faith' as do some Western religions."