Civic Engagement as an Avenue to Interreligious Cooperation in Religiously Diverse Communities

This essay identifies sociological research in India and in the United States indicating that positive interreligious engagement reduces the risk of violence, increases peaceful civic interaction, and builds civic cooperation in religiously plural environments. The research presented analyzes circum...

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Main Author: Waters, Mark (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: University of Pennsylvania Press 2018
In: Journal of ecumenical studies
Year: 2018, Volume: 53, Issue: 3, Pages: 407-420
RelBib Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
AX Inter-religious relations
CC Christianity and Non-Christian religion; Inter-religious relations
CH Christianity and Society
Further subjects:B Usa
B VIOLENCE; Risk factors
B United States
B contact theory
B Service learning
B contact hypothesis
B CONTACT hypothesis (Sociology)
B India
B Dialogue
B Religious Diversity
B Pluralism
B Peace
B intergroup contact
B interfaith collaboration
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