Those interested would find full information on them on the website of the WCC programme on Interreligious Dialogue. Interreligious dialogue, also referred to as interfaith dialogue, is about people of different faiths coming to a mutual understanding and respect that allows them to live and cooperate with each other in spite of their differences. Arinze, Cardinal Francis. Interfaith Journeys: An Exploration of History, Ideas and Future Directions. Panikkar, Raimon. The WCC used to have a separate department for Interreligious Dialogue which spear-headed the Council’s work in this area. “3FF builds understanding and lasting relationships between people of all faiths and beliefs. San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 2004. Scholars from diverse fields of study are invited to offer responses to these commentaries. Truth and Tolerance: Christian Belief and World Religions. New York: Orbis Books, 2002. Drafted by Professor Hans Küng of the University of Tübingen, it was endorsed by the Parliament of the World’s Religions in Chicago in 1993. “Doing Effective Dialogue – and Loving It.” In Interfaith Dialogue at the Grass Roots, edited by Rebecca Kratz Mays, 25-34. The Gospel among Religions: Christian Ministry, Theology and Spirituality in a Multifaith World. Cardinal Francis Arinze provides a very good definition. Website: http://www.religionsforpeace.org/node/64, PDF:  http://www.religionsforpeace.org/sites/default/files/pubications/A%20Guide%20for%20Building%20Women%20of%20Faith%20Networks_1.pdf. Robert A Ludwig, Catholic Studies Series (Lanham, Boulder, New York, Oxford: Rowman & Littlefield, 2004), 28-34. Not Without My Neighbour – Issues in Interfaith Relations. [N.B.  This is a 70 page document], http://nswomennetwork.org/index.php/resource-center-categories/eg-s-di-2004-rap-fin-final-report-on-the-role-of-women-and-men-in-intercultural-and-interreligious-dialogue-for-the-prevention-of-conflict-for-peace-building-and-for-democratisation/80-eg-s-di-2004-rap-fin-final-report-on-the-role-of-women-and-men-in-intercultural-and-interreligious-dialogue-for-the-prevention-of-conflict-for-peace-building-and-for-democratisation, http://www.coe.int/t/dghl/standardsetting/equality/03themes/conflict-prevention-peacebuilding/EG-S-DI%282004%29RAPFIN_en.pdf. 1 (2009 2009): 81-101. "faiths") at both the individual and institutional level. King, Ursula. This is the website of the Catholic Bishops Conference of England and Wales (CBCEW).  The Department for Dialogue and Unity works to foster cooperation with other Christian traditions and other faiths.  It has a variety of resources on Christian Unity, Jewish Relations and Other Religions. For example, between neighbors, in schools and in our places of work - it can take place in both formal and informal settings. Women’s Empowerment Principles: Equality Means Business.  New York, NY: UNIFEM 2010. http://www.unwomen.org/en/digital-library/publications/2011/10/women-s-empowerment-principles-equality-means-business. Each month a scholar of religion is invited to comment on his or her own research in a way that “opens out” to themes, problems, and events in world cultures and contemporary life. Open Court. “Attitudes and Approaches Employed in the Dialogue of Jesus with the Samaritan Woman: Their Relevance to Interreligious Dialogue Today.” SEDOS Bulletin 35, no. …[T]o advance public knowledge and mutual understanding of the teachings, traditions and practices of the different faith communities in Britain including awareness both of their distinctive features and their common ground and to promote good relations between persons of different faiths. There is a database of documents, news releases and reports in each of these areas, particularly in Christian-Muslim Relations. 21 The commandment we have from him is this: those who love God must love their brothers and sisters also.  (1 John 4:20-21). Christians confess that God is Trinity, a communion of life and love, an exchange between persons. All these themes of Christian theology and more are developed in the Catholic Church’s teaching on interreligious dialogue.  It must also be mentioned that not only other churches, but also other religions, have developed rationale and motivations for interreligious dialogue according to their own traditions. Ariarajah, W. (1999). Teasdale, Wayne. Kendall SJ, Daniel, and Gerald O’Collins SJ, eds. McGrory, Jane  Faithful Peace, Peaceful Faith: The Role of Women of Faith in Building Peace.   Progressio (Catholic Institute for International Relations) UK 2008. http://www.progressio.org.uk/content/z-publications-library.  B.  Open the link and scroll down.  Articles listed in alphabetical order of title of the article. D’Costa, Gavin. Women of Faith Transforming Conflict: A Multi-Religious Training Manual.  New York, NY: World Conference of Religions for Peace, 2004. http://www.religionsforpeaceinternational.org/sites/default/files/pubications/Women%20of%20Faith%20Transforming%20Conflict%20A%20Multi-Religious%20Training%20Manual.pdf. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 2013. Trinity in Unity in Christian-Muslim Relations: The Work of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue. UN Women – became operational in January 2011 as part of the UN reform agenda, bringing together resources and mandates for greater impact. “Enlarge the site of your tent, and let the curtains of your habitations be stretched out; do not hold back; lengthen your cords and strengthen your stakes.” (Is 54:2)  This verse suggests the expansiveness of God’s all-inclusive love.  By listening to others’ experience of God, our own understanding of God is expanded. Balagangadhara, S.N & Claer hout, S. (2008). But aside from refreshing my knowledge in regards with interreligious dialogue, the article has provided some new insight … The site contains sections on current news, Presbyterian and other resources on a variety of interfaith topics, including guidelines, interfaith services, interfaith marriages, introductions to various religions, and relations with particular religions. The latter has sections devoted to Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Sikhism and Jewish-Christian Relations. War or Words: Interreligious Dialogue as an Instrument of Peace Cleveland: The Pilgrim Press. English pdf: http://archiv.weltethos.org/1-pdf/10-stiftung/declaration/declaration_english.pdf, Spanish pdf: http://archiv.weltethos.org/1-pdf/10-stiftung/declaration/declaration_spanish.pdf, A second ethical manifesto is Global Economic Ethic: Consequences for Global Business, Website: http://www.globaleconomicethic.org/02-manifesto-02-eng.php, PDF: http://www.globaleconomicethic.org/main/pdf/ENG/we-manifest-ENG.pdf, http://archiv.weltethos.org/data-en/c-10-stiftung/10-start-stiftung.php. This article traces the history of interreligious dialogue and discusses its contemporary importance and dynamics, as well as principles and theory. Edited by William R. Burrows, Faith Meets Faith. Melbourne: Uniting Church Press, 2000. Smock, D. (2002) Interfaith Dialogue and Peace building Washington, DC: US Institute of Peace Press. In recent decades, the relative ease of international travel has enabled the first, second and third waves of migrations, migrant workers, tourists and refugees fleeing conflict, famine and environmental degradation.  The result is that people of different cultures, ethnicities and religions are now living, working and playing side-by-side in suburbs, schools, factories, universities, hospitals, shops in cities and towns across the world.  Interreligious dialogue is essential for generating mutual respect and harmonious relations across the spectrum of religious diversity. Catholics in Interreligious Dialogue: Monasticism, Theology and Spirituality. It invites discussion of practical issues concerning interreligious relations, such as interreligious learning, worship, marriage, welfare. Global Missiology is a quarterly publication of contributions from international researchers, practitioners and scholars who have a global perspective. Each chapter has questions for reflection and further recommended reading. Not Without My Neighbor: Issues in Interfaith Relations. With local, national and international partners, it runs various programs and offers a variety of links and resources. "Interreligious worship in Friesland: a discourse analytical approach." Madigan, Trish. Tetlow, Ruth. Fredericks, James L. Faith among Faiths: Christian Theology and Non-Christian Religions. D’Costa, Gavin. The Theological and Political Dimensions, edited by John D’Arcy May (London: Cassell, 1998), pp. Excellent account of the issues arising in the practice and theory of interreligious dialogue. TIO is a free monthly electronic journal created to explore interreligious relations and the interfaith movement as a whole. Marshall, Katherine. 40-55. 36 (January 2007): 30-36. http://repository.divinity.edu.au/383/1/2007JA_LNemer_Prophetic_Dialogue.pdf. UN Women. Hick, J. There are also resources and contacts for interreligious education in schools and reports from interfaith conferences, events particularly from Jesuit institutions. To see website: https://berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/publications/interfaith-journeys-an-exploration-of-history-ideas-and-future-directions. Wijsen, Frans J S, and Corry Nicolay. There is an Office of Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs (OEIA). The Church and Other Faiths: The World Council of Churches, the Vatican, and Interreligious Dialogue, 2010. There are nearly 150 FABC Papers on mission in Asia. Globethics.net is a worldwide ethics network based in Geneva. South Pacific Journal of Mission Studies, no. A Discussion with Jacqueline Moturi Ogega, Director, Women’s Program, World Conference of Religions for Peace.  Berkely Centre for Religion, Peace & World Affairs: Georgetown University, 2007. http://www.cbcew.org.uk/CBCEW-Home/Departments/Dialogue-and-Unity/Other-Religions/Bishops-Document. Interfaith Dialogue at the Grass Roots. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2011. Our unique programming generates interfaith dialogue at the highest levels, bringing together world religious leaders and renowned scholars the world over, through research projects, public conferences and community-based initiatives. The website explains what, how and where RfP is promoting multi-faith initiatives for peace. Also, The Journal of Ecumenical Studies (JES), founded by Leonard and Arlene Swidler in 1964 as the first peer-reviewed journal in the field of interreligious dialogue. CIMER engages with communities of people of other faiths, and contributes to mutual understanding and social cohesiveness in Australian society. Interreligious dialogue is not comparative studies of religion.  Comparative studies of religion is leaning about the other.  It is a “head trip”.  Interreligious dialogue is first and foremost a personal encounter with the other.  It is meeting the other.  It is a “heart trip”. It has a convenient way of subdividing the search by different religions.   WRN is another site in the IEN network. Sullivan SJ, Francis A. Salvation Outside the Church? London & New York: Continuum, 2002. Those involved in dialogue tend to focus on common ground rather than that which divides them to overcome stereotypes and historical grievances. WCF also publishes Interreligious Insight. https://www.scarboromissions.ca/Interfaith_dialogue/index.php. Catholicism in Dialogue: Conversations across Traditions. Assistant Professor in, Department of Education [CASE], Faculty of Education and Psychology, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara- 390002. While science teaches us the what and the how of the universe, religions teach us the why and wherefore.  Accordingly, religions acknowledge an ultimate purpose at work in the universe.  Their teaching and practices are disciplines of mind and body to align the believers with this ultimate purpose.  Many religions acknowledge a personal Creator and see the marvels of creation as the handiwork of God.  They also acknowledge God as a Judge who holds humans accountable for their actions in life.  However these beliefs are articulated, the sense of shared origin, of shared life and of shared destiny provides further theological motivation for interreligious dialogue. Although interreligious dialogue has been sporadically practiced in localized multi-religious areas such as India and North American cities, the movement on a global scale is rather new. Interreligious dialogue is a meeting of people of differing religions, in an atmosphere of freedom and openness, in order to listen to the other, to try to understand that person’s religion, and hopefully to seek possibilities of collaboration.  It is hoped that the other partner will reciprocate, because dialogue should be marked by a two-way and not a one-way movement.  Reciprocity is in the nature of dialogue.  There is give and take.  Dialogue implies both receptivity and active communication.[1]. Rowe, Keith. Interreligious dialogue takes many forms, but is essentially a conscious attempt to build bridges of understanding, respect, harmony, and friendship among religious communities. 2010, London: The Catholic Truth Society, 2010. Interreligious dialogue, also referred to as interfaith dialogue, is about people of different faiths coming to a mutual understanding and respect that allows them to live and cooperate with each other in spite of their differences. This toolkit is designed to support women of faith to build, equip and grow powerful and effective multi-religious networks. It is a manual for empowering women to join the Religions for Peace Global Women of Faith Network in its crucial work for peace. Edinburgh: T & T Clark, 2000. Building Bridges: Interreligious Dialogue on the Path to World Peace – an Interview with Cardinal Francis Arinze. “On Relationship as a Key to Interreligious Dialogue.” In In Many and Diverse Ways: In Honor of Jacques Dupuis, edited by Daniel Kendall SJ and Gerald O’Collins SJ, 133-45. Geneva: WCC Publications, 1999. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2008. Our reviewers are experts in the field of interreligious and interfaith dialogue and studies, as well as comparative religion and theology, area studies, and history of religion. This website contains all sorts of popular religion stories (like the health of Thich Nat Hahn and whether Buddhism can save Tiger Woods’ golf). The series, which will be released in late February, feature photographs of some of the pope's meetings over the past six years with leaders of other world religions. State of Formation, founded as an offshoot of the Journal of Inter-Religious Studies (JIRS), is a program of CIRCLE, The Center for Interreligious and Communal Leadership Education at Hebrew College and Andover Newton Theological School. Of special note is Swidler’s The Dialogue Decalogue, Ground Rules for Interreligious, Intercultural Dialogue in a variety of languages: http://institute.jesdialogue.org/resources/tools/decalogue/. The PCID is the official body in the Vatican for relations with believers from other relgions. They have kindly granted the Columbans in Australia permission to publish an Australian version of this very important resource. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2003. Chichester, West Sussex: Wiley-Blackwell, 2009. 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