Talking Dialogue: Eleven Episodes in the History of the Modern Interreligious Dialogue Movement

Open Access Published by De Gruyter 2021

Talking Dialogue

Eleven Episodes in the History of the Modern Interreligious Dialogue Movement

Edited by: Karsten Lehmann
In collaboration with: Patrice Brodeur

Volume 2 in the series KAICIID – Beyond Dialogue Series

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110529173

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Throughout the last two decades, the modern dialogue movement has gained worldwide significance. The knowledge about its origins is, however, still very limited. This book presents a wide range of insights from eleven case studies into the early history of several important international interreligious/interfaith dialogue organizations that have shaped the modern development of interreligious dialogue from the late nineteenth century up to the present. Based on new archival research, they describe, on the one hand, how these actors put their ideals into practice and, on the other, how they faced many challenges as pioneers in the establishment of new interreligious/interfaith organizational structures. This book concludes with a comparison of those case studies, bringing to light new and broader historico-sociological understanding of the beginnings of international and multi-religious interreligious/interfaith dialogue organizations over more than one century.　

The World’s Parliament of Religions / 1893

The Religiöser Menschheitsbund / 1921

The World Congress of Faiths / 1933-1950

The Committee on the Church and the Jewish People of the World Council of Churches / 1961

The Temple of Understanding / 1968

The International Association for Religious Freedom / 1969

The World Conference on Religion and Peace / 1970

The Council for a Parliament of the World’s Religions / 1989-1991

The Oxford International Interfaith Centre / 1993

The United Religions Initiative / 2000

The Universal Peace Federation / 2005

Based on these analyses, the authors identify three distinct groups with sometimes-conflicting interests that are shaping the movement: individual religious virtuosi, countercultural activists, and representatives of religious institutions.

Published in cooperation with the King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz International Centre for Interreligious & Intercultural Dialogue, Vienna.

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Karsten Lehmann, Kirchliche Pädagogische Hochschule Vienna/Krems, Austria.

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Frontmatter Open Access Download PDF	i
Table of Contents Open Access Download PDF	vii
Introduction Understanding the Interreligious Dialogue (IRD) Movement Karsten Lehmann Open Access Download PDF	1
Part 1 First Attempts at Developing Interreligious Dialogue ‘from the Margins’
A Symbol for Interreligious Dialogue The Beginning of the Modern Interreligious Dialogue Movement (World’s Parliament of Religions/1893) Maryam Mouzzouri Open Access Download PDF	21
Vision, Ambition, and Failure Adolf Allwohn’s practical take on Implementing an early Intercultural and Interreligious Dialogue Organization (Religiöser Menschheitsbund/1921–1923) Verena E. Kozmann Open Access Download PDF	45
Mysticism meets Inception Interreligious Dialogue emerging in Great Britain (World Congress of Faiths/1933–1950) Sana Saeed Open Access Download PDF	79
Transformation from ‘Mission’ to ‘Dialogue’ The World Council of Churches’ Engagement with Jewish People (WCC-Committee on the Church and the Jewish People/1920s–1970s) Rebecca Loder-Neuhold Open Access Download PDF	111
Part 2 Towards an Increased Activism in Civil Society
At the Grassroots of Interreligious Dialogue Activities Founding a ‘Spiritual UN’ (Temple of Understanding / 1968–1972) Evgeny Khamidov Open Access Download PDF	151
An Encounter with Change Opening Perspectives beyond Europe and the US (The International Association for Religious Freedom/1969–1975) Semiramis Del Carmen V. Rodríguez Open Access Download PDF	179
When Fear becomes Peace Transforming Interreligious Dialogue into a Social Movement (World Conference on Religion and Peace/1970–1973) Josep-Oriol Guinovart-Pedescoll Open Access Download PDF	203
Part 3 Towards an Increasing Support by Religious Hierarchies
From a Historical Event to a Modern Institution Interreligious Dialogue and Global ‘Critical Issues’ (Council for a Parliament of the World’s Religions/1989–1993) Jana Philippa Parenti Open Access Download PDF	233
A Centre for Cooperation Uniting Interreligious Dialogue Efforts (Oxford International Interfaith Centre/1993–2017) María Bargo Open Access Download PDF	275
Search for Inclusive Language A New Stage of Awareness Inside the Interreligious Dialogue Movement (United Religions Initiative/2000–2006) Sara Singha Open Access Download PDF	299
Implementing Interreligious Dialogue A Solution for International Challenges? (Universal Peace Federation / 2005–2009) Minjung Noh Open Access Download PDF	327
Final Remarks Insights into the Interdisciplinary Field of the Study of Interreligious Dialogue Karsten Lehmann and Patrice Brodeur Open Access Download PDF	353
List of Authors Open Access Download PDF	371
Index Open Access Download PDF	375

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Scholars of religions, and (international) politics; theologians interreligious practitioners
Pages
- Front matter: 9
- Main content: 377
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 2
- Tables: 3
Keywords: Interreligious dialogue; modern history of religions; international relations; religion; peace and violence

eBook

Published: February 22, 2021
ISBN: 9783110529173

Hardcover

Published: February 22, 2021
ISBN: 9783110472929