Including the Exclusivists in Interfaith

Ultra-conservative religious actors can be marginalized in interfaith engagements, leading to isolation and contributing to more extremist ideologies. The challenge of engaging these exclusivist and fundamentalist voices, which are often resistant to working across religious lines, is significant. U...

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Published in:The review of faith & international affairs
Main Author: Patton, James (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group 2018
In: The review of faith & international affairs
RelBib Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
AX Inter-religious relations
Further subjects:B religion and conflict
B Religion and society
B religious conservatives
B religious engagement
B religious influencers
B Interfaith
B religious exclusivists
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Summary:Ultra-conservative religious actors can be marginalized in interfaith engagements, leading to isolation and contributing to more extremist ideologies. The challenge of engaging these exclusivist and fundamentalist voices, which are often resistant to working across religious lines, is significant. Understanding how religion impacts social spaces and individual decision-making, and working to identify key influencers, can prove essential to overcoming these hurdles and effectively drawing these communities into constructive dialogue.
ISSN:1931-7743
Contains:Enthalten in: The review of faith & international affairs
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/15570274.2018.1509287