EXPERIMENTAL AND APPLIED RELIGIOUS STUDIES
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EXPERIMENTAL AND APPLIED RELIGIOUS STUDIES FOR REDUCING RELIGIOUS INTOLERANCE
EXPERIMENTAL AND APPLIED RELIGIOUS STUDIES FOR REDUCING RELIGIOUS INTOLERANCE

Author(s): Marshall Steven Lewis
Subject(s): Philosophy of Religion
Published by: Instytut Filozofii i Socjologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk i Fundacja Filozofia na Rzecz Dialogu
Keywords: religion; religious education; intolerance; conflict; violence; empathy; exclusivism; engagement; worldviews; religious constructivism

Summary/Abstract: If we wish to increase peace in the world, we must reduce religious intolerance. Potentially,the way we learn about religion and conceive religion can be a strategy towardthis goal. How might we design and continually improve learning about religion if ourintention is specifically to reduce religious intolerance? This requires experimentation todetermine demonstrably effective solutions. In this paper, I briefly unpack the challengeat hand, describe an approach toward collaborative experimentation, and outline a set ofmutually-supporting hypotheses with which to design solutions.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 15-26
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: English