Living together in a pluralistic world. Highlighting the importance of interreligious and intercultural dialogue through preaching and education in the Orthodox Church

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Living together in a pluralistic world

Highlighting the importance of interreligious and intercultural dialogue through preaching and education in the Orthodox Church

                                                                         Dr. Nikolaos Tsirevelos,

Laboratoy Teaching Staff,

Department of Theology AuTh

Visitor Lecturer

University Logos (Tirana)

 

                                                                                                                   MSc  Blerta  Baba

University Logos (Tirana)

Abstract

Globalization, immigration, refugees, and technological development have contributed to the creation of pluralistic societies. A key characteristic of these societies is the coexistence of individuals or groups of different religious traditions. The coexistence of different religious communities is not a new situationin History. Many times, the religious communities that had been living in the same place, had managed to coexist peacefully. At other times moderation and simple tolerance prevailed. However, it is not uncommon that suspicion, fanaticism, bigotry, and violence prevail among believers of different religious traditions.The interreligious dialogue between the religious representatives has established, at an institutional level, the need for peaceful coexistence. The Orthodox Church actively participates in interreligious dialogueson a local and global level. In addition, the Orthodox have been living together in the same place with people of other religions for many centuries.This paper aims to highlight the theological conditions for the participation of the Orthodox Church in inter-religious dialogue as another form of witnessing. The basic methodology is based on the form of human communication.Τhis work emphasizes the interreligious dialogue of life and action as key factors in cultivating harmonious coexistence. It then examines in which ways the Orthodox Church's communication factors, such as preaching and Christian education, can cultivate in Christians the importance of interreligious and intercultural dialogue.

Keywords:      Homiletics, Intercultural Communication, Interreligious Dialogue, Orthodox Witness, Religious Education

 

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