Essays about: "interreligious"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the word interreligious.

  1. 1. Conducting interreligious peacebuilding in sectarian societies: Experiences from Lebanon

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Isak Lundholm; [2022]
    Keywords : Intergroup contact theory; peacebuilding; Lebanon; Sectarianism; Interreligious di-alogue; post-conflict societies; Middle East;

    Abstract : Interreligious peacebuilding is one of the oldest methods used in peacebuilding around the world, as religion is often one key factor in war and used both to fuel conflicts or to promote peace and co-existence. However, the use of interreligious dialogue in post-conflict societies is still not fully understood and researcher has still not encapsulated its different components. READ MORE

  2. 2. Faith for the Planet : Perceptions amongst religious and spiritual leaders of sustainability communication - the case of Faith for Ecocide Law

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/JMK

    Author : Alina Frank; [2022]
    Keywords : Sustainability communication; environment; climate change; rights of nature; Ecocide; Ecocide Law; Faith for Ecocide Law; religion; religious and spiritual leaders; perceptions; attitude; behavior;

    Abstract : The climate crisis is one of the biggest challenges humanity has ever faced, posing severe threats to people around the world. Increased awareness about this crisis as well as a growing call for a more sustainable world can be noted not only by scientists and activists but also in the political and economic sector as well as within religious communities. READ MORE

  3. 3. How do religion and a religious dialogue foster social cohesion? : A study of the Inter-religious Council of Stockholm

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Sonja Esselius; [2020]
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    Abstract : Europe has in recent years recognized the need of the inclusion of religions in the dialogue on social cohesion and building of its future. Analysts of the interreligious dialogue suggest that understanding the process of it may be helpful to both the initiators of such conversations as well as all the participants. READ MORE

  4. 4. Collaboration of interreligious workers and the perception of help seekers in interreligious organizations

    University essay from Ersta Sköndal Bräcke högskola/Institutionen för socialvetenskap

    Author : Christabel Hellberg; [2020]
    Keywords : Interreligious; multireligious; interfaith; multi-faith; interreligious dialogue; interreligious cooperation; trust;

    Abstract : “if we do not meet with people from another faith or with another knowledge then we will not be able to integrate with each other. The purpose is to be ourselves, not to change one another but to understand one another…” (No. READ MORE

  5. 5. Protecting the Cross and Welcoming the Stranger : A Critical Discourse Analysis of the Church of Sweden’s Refugee Work the Year 2017

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Emma Sundström; [2017]
    Keywords : refugees; religion; migration; CDA; discourse analysis; The Church of Sweden; faith-based organization; religion and social engagement; religion and humanitarianism.;

    Abstract : Through the application of Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA)— and paying extra attention to the utilization of ideological squaring, actor descriptions, and lexicalization— this thesis aims to discuss the Church of Sweden’s “official” discourse regarding its humanitarian and social engagement with refugees and refugee issues the year 2017. Wherein, the author attempts to discuss what the collected material— from the internet-based function Support migration, and personal semi-structured interviews with Church personnel— can tell one about the Church’s views on its self-identity, social engagement, as well as ecumenical and interreligious relations, in an increasingly diverse Swedish society. READ MORE