scholarly journals ECOLOGICAL ACTIVISM AND AN INTERRELIGIOUS DIALOGUE OF LIFE – A CASE STUDY OF THE SOUTHERN AFRICAN FAITH COMMUNITIES ENVIRONMENTAL INSTITUTE

Scriptura ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 112 (0) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Annalet Van Schalkwyk
Keyword(s):  
Interreligious Dialogue ◽  
Faith Communities

scholarly journals Theology and higher education: The place of a Faculty of Theology at a South African university

2016 ◽  
Vol 72 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaco Beyers
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
South African ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Interreligious Dialogue ◽  
Faith Communities ◽  
African Society ◽  
Tertiary Institutions ◽  
South African Society ◽  
University Of Pretoria ◽  
The University

In 2017, the Faculty of Theology celebrates its centenary at the University of Pretoria. Celebrating a centennial is as much as looking back as looking forward. In a changing world with changing paradigms how does one remain relevant? Different challenges and expectations presented to tertiary institutions of education in a new dispensation puts all concerned with higher education in South Africa under pressure. The question addressed in this article is how will a Faculty of Theology (in this case at the University of Pretoria) remain relevant to such an extent that it is continued to be viewed as desirable to have such a faculty present at a university, participating in the academic process and simultaneously continues to contribute to the well-being of the South African society. The author suggests the following guidelines for consideration. In order to remain relevant for the next couple of hundred years the Faculty of Theology should engage contextually with society, practise interdisciplinary Theology, engage in interreligious dialogue while still remaining connected to faith communities. A paradigm of post-foundationalism enables Theology to exercise Theology in a relevant and meaningful manner.

scholarly journals Philosophies of interreligious dialogue: Practice in search of theory

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oddbjørn Leirvik
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Religious Education ◽  
Emmanuel Levinas ◽  
Interreligious Dialogue ◽  
Interfaith Dialogue ◽  
Faith Communities ◽  
Different Types ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Mutual Change

In this article, I discuss how insights from Martin Buber’s and Emmanuel Levinas’ philosophies of dialogue have enlightened my own experience of inter-faith dialogue in Norway. Central perspectives here are Buber’s notion of ’the realm of the between’ and Levinas’ emphasis on asymmetry and vulnerability. Some other philosophers’ reasonings about dialogue are also considered, from the overall perspective of ’practice in search of theory’. In connection with a distinction be-tween different types of dialogue (’spiritual’ and ’necessary’), the difference between government initiated ’dialogue’ and initiatives originating from the faith communities (i.e., civil society) are discussed. The last part of the article analyses the notion of ’(mutual) change’ which is often brought forward when discussing the aims of interfaith dialogue. In this connection, religious education in school is also considered as a possible arena for dialogue—and ’change’.

scholarly journals Preaching as Internal Interreligious Dialogue: A Harvard Case Study

Homiletic ◽  
1969 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hans Malmström ◽  
David Schnasa Jacobsen
Keyword(s):  
Interreligious Dialogue ◽  
Theological Reflection ◽  
Theological Method ◽  
Close Reading ◽  
Religious Traditions ◽  
Religious Other ◽  
The Relationship

This paper explores the overlapping space between an internal conception of interreligious dialogue and models of conversational preaching and homiletical theology which embrace mutual critical-correlational theological method. At the heart of the paper is a close reading of a sermon focusing on John 5:31–47—preaching much influenced by interreligious hermeneutics. The analysis shows how preaching effectively may address some fundamental principles of interreligious dialogue, for example by offering space for open-minded, respectful, and attentive listening and learning from the religious other, or by encouraging curiosity as well as deep reflection on Christian gospel in the light of gospel resonant of voices from other religious traditions. In the concluding discussion, the implications of this research for the rhetoric of conversational preaching practice are highlighted, and further homiletical-theological reflection on the relationship between preaching and interreligious dialogue is encouraged, not only because it is possible but because it is desirable for Christian preaching and homiletics in particular.

scholarly journals Design Consideration for Inter-Religious Dialogue in Malaysia: The Incorporation of Contact Theory

Sains Insani ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 91-97
Author(s):  
Arfah Ab Majid
Keyword(s):  
Case Study Research ◽  
Case Analysis ◽  
Interreligious Dialogue ◽  
Cooperative Interaction ◽  
Contact Theory ◽  
Religious Issues ◽  
Religious Dialogue ◽  
Dialogue Design ◽  
Cross Case Analysis

Inter-religious dialogue has been implemented in Malaysia by various organizations, be it Muslim’s or Non-Muslim’s organizations as early as 1950s.Often being carried out in the format of intellectual discourse and forum, its accessibility to the non-academician, non-scholars and non-elite is uncertain.If the inter-religious dialogue programs could not reach the grassroots, its effectiveness in addressing inter-religious issues that affected the grassroots is also doubtful.International dialogue practitioners has begun to include number of theories in their dialogue designs to reach out broader range of community.One of the theories is Contact Theory proposed by Gordon Allport (1959) aims at addressing in-group/out-group bias.Therefore, this study attempts to examine the application of Contact Theory in two models of inter-religious dialogue in Malaysia (i.e. Institut Kefahaman Islam Malaysia (IKIM) and Inter-faith Spiritual Fellowship (INSaF)).Case study research design was employed in order to identify the design of interreligious dialogue and the presence of Contact Theory within the two models.Data obtained through interviews and document analysis were than analysed using within-case and cross-case analysis (Miles & Huberman, 1994).The finding suggest that IKIM’s and INSaF’s inter-religious dialogue models did not include any special session that allowed a real dialogue or cooperative interaction (one of important elements in Contact Theory) to take place among the participants.Without cooperative interaction among the participants, it would be difficult for these two models to reap the benefit of Contact Theory.Future research should focus on developing inter-religious dialogue design that is more appropriate for the grassroots with the inclusion of Contact Theory.

scholarly journals Approach to the concept of religious freedom. Case study: Colombia (South America)

2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (47) ◽  
pp. 191-197
Author(s):  
Alba L. RENDON ◽  
◽  
Rosa E. GUIO ◽  
Juan P. RODRIGUEZ ◽  
Juan M. SANCHEZ ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
South America ◽  
Religious Freedom ◽  
Interreligious Dialogue ◽  
International Standards ◽  
Fundamental Freedoms ◽  
The Right ◽  
Special Relevance

This document considers the aspects of the analysis of limits in the exercise of the right to religious freedom, worship and conscience, it is an issue of special relevance considering that it is not an "unrestricted and erga omnes" right because there are limits based on respect for the rights of others. It is necessary to promote a culture of respect and tolerance for fundamental freedoms of religion, worship and conscience, promote interreligious dialogue through the design, socialization and implementation of the Fundamental Public Policy on Religious Freedom in Bogota, which constitutes the full exercise of the guarantees established by the International Standards as well as the Colombian Political Constitution, to ensure the recognition and benefits of the practice of the fundamental right to religious freedom, worship and conscience in the various families existing today in society, for which it is also necessary to make the right visible, prevent, denounce and punish those who violate it.

Learning from “Fresh Expressions of Church” and the “Loving-First Cycle” through a Case Study from Cape Town

2021 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 189-212
Author(s):  
Benjamin Aldous ◽  
Michael Moynagh
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Cape Town ◽  
Faith Communities ◽  
Contextual Model ◽  
Church Multiplication ◽  
Alternative Approaches ◽  
The Uk

Abstract This article outlines and engages the “loving-first cycle” as a contextual model for starting new faith communities and as potentially one of the lessons from “fresh expressions” for the wider church. Initially we describe two alternative approaches to church multiplication and explain the “loving-first cycle” as a contrasting methodology arising from the experience of fresh expressions of church in the UK. Next, we ground the cycle in a case study from Cape Town, South Africa. Then we argue that the cycle has the potential to be an intentional methodology for mission.

scholarly journals The model of Mary between Islam and Catholicism: The figurativization of normative principles in the intercultural exchange

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 301-315
Author(s):  
Jenny Ponzo
Keyword(s):  
Strategic Communication ◽  
Interreligious Dialogue ◽  
Virgin Mary ◽  
Communication Media ◽  
Narrative Representations ◽  
Intercultural Exchange ◽  
Catholic Tradition ◽  
Institutional Texts

AbstractIn the Catholic tradition, saintly characters work as figurativizations or narrative representations of underlying values and normative principles and therefore represent strategic communication media to disseminate particular models of behavior among the faithful. This paper tests the efficacy of the representation of saintly figures in the case of the interreligious dialogue by focusing on the case study of the construction and communication of the figure of the Virgin Mary in the encounter between Catholics and Muslims. What emerges from an analysis of scholarly and institutional texts, as well as from some reflections on ecumenical practices in Marian shrines, is that the representation of Mary as the figurativization of abstract values and norms mostly concerns a cultivated elite and that the dialogue on the respective representations of Mary is quite limited and concerns especially Mary as the model of the perfect pious and devout person.

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