Being faithful in diversity: religions and social policy in multifaith soci[e]ties
In: The Llyod Geering lectures 2010
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In: The Llyod Geering lectures 2010
In: Australian sociology
In: Journal of citizenship and globalisation studies, Band 2, Heft 1, S. 1-10
ISSN: 2450-8632
The use of intercultural dialogue (ICD) to promote intergroup understanding and respect is considered as a key to reduce tensions and the likelihood of conflict. This paper argues that understanding the differences among religions – those between packaged and lived religion – enhances the chances of success and makes the effort more challenging. Religions contained and packaged are found in formallyorganised expressions of religion – churches, denominations, synagogues, mosques, temples and so on. For packaged religions, religious identity is singular and adherents are expected to identify with only one religion and are assumed to accept the whole package of that religion. ICD in this context involves communicating with religious groups such as organisations and encouraging different leaders to speak with each other resulting in platforms filled with 'heads of faith' – bishops, muftis, ayatollahs, chief rabbis, swamis and so on. In contrast, lived religions involve ritual practices engaged in by individuals and small groups, creation of shrines and sacred spaces, discussing the nature of life, sharing ethical concerns, going on pilgrimages and taking actions to celebrate and sustain hope. There is some evidence that, although packaged religions are declining, lived religions continue at persistent levels. Violent extremism is more likely to be associated with lived rather than packaged forms of religion, making a more balanced intercultural competences approach to ICD critical to countering conflict.1
1 This article is a revised version of Gary D Bouma (2017) 'Religions – lived and packaged – viewed through an intercultural dialogue prism' in Fethi Mansouri (ed) Interculturalism at the Crossroads: Comparative perspectives on concepts, policies and practice, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, France, pp. 129–144.
In: Boundaries of Religious Freedom: Regulating Religion in Diverse Societies; Fear of Muslims?, S. 67-78
In: Political crossroads: international journal of politics and society, Band 14, Heft 1
ISSN: 1323-5761
In: Political Crossroads, Band 14, Heft 1, S. 67-74
In: Regulating Religion; Critical Issues in Social Justice, S. 333-342
In: Sociology of religion, Band 56, Heft 3, S. 285
ISSN: 1759-8818
In: Sociological analysis: SA ; a journal in the sociology of religion, Band 41, Heft 3, S. 259
ISSN: 2325-7873
In: The American journal of sociology, Band 84, Heft 4, S. 1034-1036
ISSN: 1537-5390
In: Religion, Globalization, and Culture, S. 187-202
In: Sociological analysis: SA ; a journal in the sociology of religion, Band 31, Heft 4, S. 172
ISSN: 2325-7873