Religious Freedom in America: Reflections by Muslims and Roman Catholics
We have entered into these conversations not to prove the correctness of our own traditions, but to enhance our understanding of the religious commitments of our partners in dialogue. To achieve this goal, our first task has been to listen carefully to the experiences and insights of our brothers an...
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| Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
1990
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Journal of law and religion
Year: 1990, Volume: 8, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 319-329 |
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| Summary: | We have entered into these conversations not to prove the correctness of our own traditions, but to enhance our understanding of the religious commitments of our partners in dialogue. To achieve this goal, our first task has been to listen carefully to the experiences and insights of our brothers and sisters in Abrahamic faith. We have noted frequently a commonality in our experiences, but we have not attempted to diminish the significance of real and often profound differences between us.Through all our conversations we have grown in respect and love for one another. We acknowledge this fruit of productive dialogue as the gracious gift of God the Merciful. Having received this gift freely, we now offer to all persons of good will these reflections on religious freedom in America, with the hope that they may promote religious freedom and enhance ecumenical or interreligious dialogue.In this statement we address the theme of religious freedom as we have experienced it in this country. We agree that it is more appropriate for us to reflect on our own experience of religious freedom in the context of the American constitutional order. This is not because we seek to avoid a difficult question for interfaith dialogue. On the contrary, we are fully aware that the topic we have chosen may be controversial. Our efforts to reach common accord on these matters reflect our dedication to the principle that we advance mutual under standing of one another by exploring difficult questions with frankness and openness, and by learning from our partners in dialogue. |
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| ISSN: | 2163-3088 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of law and religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/1051289 |