TY  - BOOK
AU  - Mario Torres Jarrin
PY  - 2025
CY  - Bruxelles, Belgium
PB  - Peter Lang Verlag
SN  - 9783631927625
TI  - Religion and foreign affairs
T2  - Interreligious dialogue, diplomacy and peace-building
DO  - 10.3726/b22377
UR  - https://www.peterlang.com/document/1500001
N2  - 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.
KW  - 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
LA  - English
ER  -