Like any other subject, the study of religion is a child of its time. Shaped and forged over the
course of the twentieth century, it has reflected the interests and political situation of the …

The article sketches the overall layout of the thematic issue of the 'Journal of Religion and
Transformation in Contemporary Societies (jrat)'on Interreligious Dialogue (ird) in context. It …

Die deutschsprachige Religionswissenschaft setzt sich zunehmend mit den Grenzen des
religiösen Feldes auseinander. Vor diesem Hintergrund möchte der vorliegende Artikel …

Interreligious dialogue has developed into an increasingly significant dimension of
international politics. The chapter presents two dimensions of this process:(a) it reconstructs …

Faith-based organisations (FBOs) are an increasingly salient and active presence in climate
action at the United Nations (UN) and the UN itself increasingly seeks out engagement with …

Der Beitrag steht in der rezenten Tradition der kultur-und sozialwissenschaftlichen
Erforschung von Aktivitäten des interreligiösen Dialogs. Er zeigt, dass interreligiöse Dialog …

The Universal Peace Federation or UPF is a United Nations-affiliated NGO established in
2005 by Mun Sŏn-myŏng (1920–2012), the founder of the South Korean Unification …

This contribution focuses on the role of religion in the context of humanitarian action by
using forced displacement as an example. Discussing cases from Eastern Europe, the …

Influenced by existing discourses on how the Western-secular conceptualisation of religion
can have a negative impact on how Faith-Based Organisations (FBOs) function, this …

Religion has played a central part in human history and is still a foundation in many
societies. Faith-based organizations are in some countries the largest providers of social …