Author: Jaklan Habib
Source: http://worldtheology-jaklan.blogspot.com/2010/12/inter-faith-dialogue-change-for-peace.html?zx=e7ba9fb8be7ba311
It is stated that in the past there have been hostilities between the religions, but it is necessary now to strive for mutual understanding, for social justice, for universally valid ethic foundation, peace and freedom. The historic process to this insight was often marked by violence, forced conversation, Anti-Judaism, Anti-Semitism. But we know that the value of one religion can only be measured by the ethic standards. We should sincere that religion survive because of its followers as well as demolish also. Every people belonging to different faith love their religion. We want harmony, we want peace. All the people hate chaos but history shows that war after war, terrorists’ activities and all other violence held by people. My question is why. Answer is lack of preaching of proper religious feature, lack of religious practice, lack of religious knowledge. To remove all kind of religious anarchy the most emphasized point is dialogue among different faith. It helps us to hold a clear idea about other.
The term interfaith dialogue refer to cooperative and positive interaction between people of different religious faiths and spiritual or humanistic beliefs, at both the individual and institutional level with the aim of deriving a common ground in belief through a concentration on similarities between faiths, understanding of values, and commitment to the world. Interfaith activity can be seen as a major component in and contributor to promoting peace and co-existence between people and communities of faith. This has always been the case and people from a wide variety of countries and conflicts have used interfaith dialogue and action as a medium for more harmonious co-existence.
Interfaith dialogue then can help:
Source: http://worldtheology-jaklan.blogspot.com/2010/12/inter-faith-dialogue-change-for-peace.html?zx=e7ba9fb8be7ba311
It is stated that in the past there have been hostilities between the religions, but it is necessary now to strive for mutual understanding, for social justice, for universally valid ethic foundation, peace and freedom. The historic process to this insight was often marked by violence, forced conversation, Anti-Judaism, Anti-Semitism. But we know that the value of one religion can only be measured by the ethic standards. We should sincere that religion survive because of its followers as well as demolish also. Every people belonging to different faith love their religion. We want harmony, we want peace. All the people hate chaos but history shows that war after war, terrorists’ activities and all other violence held by people. My question is why. Answer is lack of preaching of proper religious feature, lack of religious practice, lack of religious knowledge. To remove all kind of religious anarchy the most emphasized point is dialogue among different faith. It helps us to hold a clear idea about other.
The term interfaith dialogue refer to cooperative and positive interaction between people of different religious faiths and spiritual or humanistic beliefs, at both the individual and institutional level with the aim of deriving a common ground in belief through a concentration on similarities between faiths, understanding of values, and commitment to the world. Interfaith activity can be seen as a major component in and contributor to promoting peace and co-existence between people and communities of faith. This has always been the case and people from a wide variety of countries and conflicts have used interfaith dialogue and action as a medium for more harmonious co-existence.
Interfaith dialogue then can help:
- to eliminate ignorance and reduce stereotyping and prejudice about particular religions and religious communities
- to lay firm foundations to overcome differences or to meet common goals at local and national levels by building confidence and trust through rational dialogue and co-operative action
- to link relevant religious and multinational organizations to mitigate against terrorist responses to situations :
- By improving communication
- By facilitating dialogue and deep listening
- By addressing together perceived injustices
- By understanding or respecting different value systems and learning about them.
These activities lead us to peace. Interreligious dialogue which leads us to remove religious anarchy help us to established religious harmony among different faiths.
Inter-religious harmony means inter-religious understanding. The term understanding implies a process of mutual knowing the other side and affirms a desire for tolerance. Inter-religious understanding is indispensable for peaceful coexistence. It should be kept in mind that inter-religious disharmony is scarcely responsible for all world’s turbulence.
The first task for inter-religious harmony will be to establish and enumerate the ethical and moral code common in all religions. As well as it should be realized that doctrinal complexities asides, all religions work on almost the same basic principle and lay down almost the same ethical and moral code.
After all, it is important to realize that peace cannot be achieved without religious conciliation and tolerance, peaceful and fraternal coexistence between people of different ethnic cultural and religious groups.
It is not the doctrinal difference amongst religions, but what unites them that should be emphasized and highlighted, so that a proper knowledge is attained in a positive and meaningful way
The main obstacle will be the false notion that people of one faith harbors about another faith, sometimes even about their own faith. Some of the false notions were formed because of misunderstanding and lack of communication, some were slanderous concoction by hostile minds and some were appended and interpolated by religious leaders of the same faith whose self-esteem far outmatched their grasp of the essence of their own religion.
As well as extra religious issue, involved in inter-religious understanding will be difficult to resolve. International disputes which evoke different response in the minds of people belonging to different religious faiths should be dealt with objectively and justly. Otherwise, any issue creating sympathy in the minds of one group of people and irritation in the minds of another group, especially because of difference in religious affinity, in potentially the biggest cause of disharmony and unrest.
For overcoming it we need a common culture and inter religious peace order. And culture should be
Culture without violence
Culture with reverence for life
Culture of solidarity
Culture of tolerance and truthfulness
Culture of balanced rights and partnership of man and woman
For holding such culture and religious peace order we need fruitful inter-religious dialogue and the net result will reach at people’s level. Because they are not aware, proper educated about their own religion and its peaceful approach towards others faith. For a peaceful religious culture inter religious understanding is needed must at people’s level.
In conclusion, I can say that,
No peace is possible between the nations without peace between the religions.
No peace is possible between the religions without dialogues between the religions
No dialogues are possible between the religions without global ethical standards.
No survival of our world is possible in peace and justice without a new paradigm of international relations based on global ethical standards
- By facilitating dialogue and deep listening
- By addressing together perceived injustices
- By understanding or respecting different value systems and learning about them.
These activities lead us to peace. Interreligious dialogue which leads us to remove religious anarchy help us to established religious harmony among different faiths.Inter-religious harmony means inter-religious understanding. The term understanding implies a process of mutual knowing the other side and affirms a desire for tolerance. Inter-religious understanding is indispensable for peaceful coexistence. It should be kept in mind that inter-religious disharmony is scarcely responsible for all world’s turbulence.
The first task for inter-religious harmony will be to establish and enumerate the ethical and moral code common in all religions. As well as it should be realized that doctrinal complexities asides, all religions work on almost the same basic principle and lay down almost the same ethical and moral code.
After all, it is important to realize that peace cannot be achieved without religious conciliation and tolerance, peaceful and fraternal coexistence between people of different ethnic cultural and religious groups.
It is not the doctrinal difference amongst religions, but what unites them that should be emphasized and highlighted, so that a proper knowledge is attained in a positive and meaningful way
The main obstacle will be the false notion that people of one faith harbors about another faith, sometimes even about their own faith. Some of the false notions were formed because of misunderstanding and lack of communication, some were slanderous concoction by hostile minds and some were appended and interpolated by religious leaders of the same faith whose self-esteem far outmatched their grasp of the essence of their own religion.
As well as extra religious issue, involved in inter-religious understanding will be difficult to resolve. International disputes which evoke different response in the minds of people belonging to different religious faiths should be dealt with objectively and justly. Otherwise, any issue creating sympathy in the minds of one group of people and irritation in the minds of another group, especially because of difference in religious affinity, in potentially the biggest cause of disharmony and unrest.
For overcoming it we need a common culture and inter religious peace order. And culture should be
Culture without violence
Culture with reverence for life
Culture of solidarity
Culture of tolerance and truthfulness
Culture of balanced rights and partnership of man and woman
For holding such culture and religious peace order we need fruitful inter-religious dialogue and the net result will reach at people’s level. Because they are not aware, proper educated about their own religion and its peaceful approach towards others faith. For a peaceful religious culture inter religious understanding is needed must at people’s level.
In conclusion, I can say that,
No peace is possible between the nations without peace between the religions.
No peace is possible between the religions without dialogues between the religions
No dialogues are possible between the religions without global ethical standards.
No survival of our world is possible in peace and justice without a new paradigm of international relations based on global ethical standards
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