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Interfaith dialogue

Meaning in religious studies & theology, with examples

nounCommon term

In religious studies & theology, interfaith dialogue means: Organized conversation and cooperation between people of different religions, aimed at mutual understanding rather than at converting one another.

In Turkish: dinlerarası diyalog, inançlararası diyalog

How it is used

Also called interreligious dialogue. You engage in, promote or take part in interfaith dialogue. Universities, religious institutions and local councils organize interfaith events, and the field studies their methods, goals and limits.

Example sentences

  1. The Second Vatican Council's declaration Nostra Aetate opened a new phase of interfaith dialogue.

  2. Students organized an interfaith dialogue on how different traditions care for the dying.

Common collocations

  • engage in interfaith dialogue
  • promote interfaith dialogue
  • interfaith dialogue event
  • interreligious dialogue
  • comparative religionThe academic study of the similarities and differences between religions, such as their beliefs, rituals, scriptures and institutions.
  • Abrahamic religionsJudaism, Christianity and Islam considered together as religions that trace their origins or spiritual ancestry to the figure of Abraham.
  • religious freedomThe right of individuals and communities to hold, practise, change or leave a religion or belief, or to have none, without coercion.
  • faithTrust and commitment to God or to religious teachings, often held without proof; also used as another word for a whole religion or religious community.

More terms: Study of Religion

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