On Being in the Middle: Inter-religious Dialogue and Network Centrality

It is often maintained that participants in inter-religious dialogue will benefit from increased access to other perspectives that deepens understanding of their own tradition and the traditions of others, but this is rarely examined empirically and with attention to bringing the human sciences into...

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Authors: Williams, Ryan J. (Author) ; Ruparell, Tinu (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Carfax Publ. [2014]
In: Journal of contemporary religion
Year: 2014, Volume: 29, Issue: 3, Pages: 471-489
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