http://www.forum2000.cz/en/projects/interfaith-dialogue/2007/
2007
Main part of the interfaith discussion focused on changing relation between religion and politics. The socio-cultural and political role of religion has been changing globally during last decades. Religion plays more significant role in world politics, particularly in the regional political conflicts.
Panelists discussed following questions:
Is religion a way to peace or an instrument of war?
How to mobilize “the peaceful potential of religion”?
Is there any prevention of violence that is carried out in the name of religion?
How can religious communities help with the prevention and therapy of conflicts?
Is the separation of religion and politics valid ideal globally or are there any possibilities of positive cooperation between them?
In the second panel the issues of trends and changes within the contemporary religious scene were discussed. Sociology of religion has been transforming the “paradigm of secularization” - secularization is no longer perceived as a key word in order to understand today's development of religion in society.
Panelists tried to answer these questions:
What have been the major trends within the religious scene during the last decades?
How is the relationship between the secular and religious spheres changing?
Is the socio-cultural and political role of religion changing due to globalization?
Is there a danger of “cultural war” between religious radicalism and radical secularism?
In the evening the Interfaith Program of the Forum 2000 Conference continued in St. Salvator church. In a meeting open to the public representatives of Judaism, Christianity and Islam meditated on the theme of freedom and responsibility from a perspective of the three Abrahamic religions.
Panelists discussed following questions:
Is religion a way to peace or an instrument of war?
How to mobilize “the peaceful potential of religion”?
Is there any prevention of violence that is carried out in the name of religion?
How can religious communities help with the prevention and therapy of conflicts?
Is the separation of religion and politics valid ideal globally or are there any possibilities of positive cooperation between them?
In the second panel the issues of trends and changes within the contemporary religious scene were discussed. Sociology of religion has been transforming the “paradigm of secularization” - secularization is no longer perceived as a key word in order to understand today's development of religion in society.
Panelists tried to answer these questions:
What have been the major trends within the religious scene during the last decades?
How is the relationship between the secular and religious spheres changing?
Is the socio-cultural and political role of religion changing due to globalization?
Is there a danger of “cultural war” between religious radicalism and radical secularism?
In the evening the Interfaith Program of the Forum 2000 Conference continued in St. Salvator church. In a meeting open to the public representatives of Judaism, Christianity and Islam meditated on the theme of freedom and responsibility from a perspective of the three Abrahamic religions.