This panel’s objective is to include different research projects and debates which converge into the flourishing field of inter-religious dialogue (hereafter, IRD). In the first session, entitled “Christianity and Islam, part I”, while, on the one hand, some speakers will try to analyse and shed new light on the IRD of Pope Francis in crucial geopolitical areas, on the other hand, key questions will be addressed on Islam as a universal religion and on its peaceful or violent spread. Finally, the perception of the religious otherness will be explored through the language and symbolism of films.
In the second session, entitled “Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism”, the discourse will move far East for a while through the explorations of the struggle of Dual-Religious Belonging and of post- modern perspectives on post-Christianity and secular Buddhism. Then, there will be an examination of the Catholic Church response to WWII massacres in Poland and Ukraine as well as an assessment of theories of conversion from Islam to Christianity.
In the third session, entitled “Christianity and Islam, part II”, IRD will be investigated from the perspective of Syrian refugees as well as through the lenses of public diplomacy. Finally, before asking important questions hinged on gender roles and digital youth voices, IRD will assume the connotations of Inter-Faith Dialogue in the specific case of Uchimura Kanzō.
Co-chair:
- Mario I. Aguilar (CSRP, University of St. Andrews)
- Porsiana Beatrice (CSRP, University of St. Andrews)
Panelists:
- Mario I. Aguilar (CSRP, University of St. Andrews) - Pope Francis in Bari: Interreligious Dialogue in Turkey and Egypt
- Mariam El Masri (Arab League Permanent Mission to Italy) - What the Quran tells us about Islam as a universal religion
- Mohammed Al Hinai (CSRP, University of St. Andrews) - Was Islam meant to be spread by force or peace?
- Porsiana Beatrice (CSRP, University of St. Andrews) - Pope Francis in Myanmar: a multi-level interreligious dialogue
- Milja Radovic (University of Edinburgh) - “Seeing Through Film”: Religion and the Perception of Otherness
Language: English
