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RELIGIOUS PLURALISM : CONFLICTS & CHALLENGES
RELIGIOUS PLURALISM : CONFLICTS & CHALLENGES

Author(s): Uma Maheswari Shankar
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Political Philosophy, Social Philosophy, Islam studies, Philosophy of Religion
Published by: Editura Universitaria Craiova
Keywords: religion; pluralism; moral values; violence; Hinduism; Christianity; Islam; Buddhism; truth; interfaith dialogue; tolerance; politics; society; progress;

Summary/Abstract: Religious pluralism is a belief that one can overcome religious differences between different religions and conflicts within the same religion. The existence of religious pluralism depends on the existence of freedom of religion which is when we see that different religions of a particular region possess the same rights of worship and public expression. Freedom of religion is weakened when one religion is given rights or privileges and the same is denied to others. Conflicts and challenges in religions are multifaceted and complex in many ways. In India the conflicts and challenges come when there are frictions among the people on many issues. The poverty, unemployment, illiteracy are just few to name which have been haunting the developing countries like India for decades. The violence and hostility that have surfaced in the last few years have set many men and women to rethink on the role of religion. The need is to redefine and reform religion and to accommodate liberal attitude.

  • Issue Year: 2/2014
  • Issue No: 34
  • Page Range: 74-84
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: English