How Effective is Interfaith Dialogue as an Instrument for Bridging International Differences and Achieving Conflict Resolution?

The article asks the question of how effective interfaith dialogue is in resolving international conflicts. The answer the question, the article examines the question of how significant religion is in deciding the behavior of international state and non-state actors. Is it a key determinant of their...

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Published in:The review of faith & international affairs
Main Author: Hunter, Shireen 1945- (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:AX Inter-religious relations
Further subjects:B Civilization
B Dialogue
B International System
B International Actors
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Summary:The article asks the question of how effective interfaith dialogue is in resolving international conflicts. The answer the question, the article examines the question of how significant religion is in deciding the behavior of international state and non-state actors. Is it a key determinant of their behavior, or it is mostly an instrument to advance goals determined by other motives? It also the question whether religion is the main cause of international disputes. And if it is not a key determinant of behavior and main cause of disputes how can interfaith dialogues can help in resolving international disputes.
ISSN:1931-7743
Contains:Enthalten in: The review of faith & international affairs
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/15570274.2018.1509283