EXPERIMENTAL AND APPLIED RELIGIOUS STUDIES
FOR REDUCING RELIGIOUS INTOLERANCE
EXPERIMENTAL AND APPLIED RELIGIOUS STUDIES
FOR REDUCING RELIGIOUS INTOLERANCE
Author(s): Marshall Steven LewisSubject(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.
Journal: Dialogue and Universalism
- Issue Year: 2017
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 15-26
- Page Count: 12
- Language: English
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