%0 Book
%A Mario Torres Jarrin
%D 2025
%C Bruxelles, Belgium
%I Peter Lang Verlag
%@ 9783631927625
%T Religion and foreign affairs
%B Interreligious dialogue, diplomacy and peace-building
%R 10.3726/b22377
%U https://www.peterlang.com/document/1500001
%X Statistics reveal that approximately 85.4% of the world’s population follows a religion. Since the 1990s, the study of religion has become increasingly integrated into the foreign policy and diplomatic training of various states. Recently, interreligious dialogue has emerged as a key tool for fostering respect among diverse religious and non-religious perspectives, aiming to mitigate the polarization often associated with societal attitudes toward religious diversity.  This book explores interreligious dialogue as a means of contributing to peacebuilding. It emphasizes the importance of recognizing and protecting the core aspects of religious experience to establish a genuine culture of encounter.  This publication is a collaborative effort between university scholars and international experts, developed within the research group "Interreligious Dialogue & Peacebuilding" led by the Institute of European Studies and Human Rights at the Pontifical University of Salamanca.
%K Religion and foreign affairs, Religion and diplomacy, Religious factors in geopolitics, Religious soft power, Religious freedom and global governance, Culture of encounter, Peace, Peacebuilding, Religion and international law, Interfaith relations
%G English