The Dialogue School in Belgium
Beyond high-level meetings of clerics or scholars, where today does genuine Muslim-Christian dialogue take place? Despite tensions and prejudices in Belgian society, there are also spaces where ordinary Muslims and Catholics are able to meet and speak about faith in a significant way. Often, Catholi...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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SCM Press
[2020]
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| In: |
Concilium
Year: 2020, Issue: 4, Pages: 84-91 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Belgium
/ Catholic school
/ Pupil
/ Muslim
/ Interfaith dialogue
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| RelBib Classification: | AX Inter-religious relations BJ Islam CC Christianity and Non-Christian religion; Inter-religious relations KBD Benelux countries KDB Roman Catholic Church RF Christian education; catechetics |
| Further subjects: | B
Dialogue
B Catholic Schools B Belgium B Religious Aspects |
| Summary: | Beyond high-level meetings of clerics or scholars, where today does genuine Muslim-Christian dialogue take place? Despite tensions and prejudices in Belgian society, there are also spaces where ordinary Muslims and Catholics are able to meet and speak about faith in a significant way. Often, Catholic schools are providing these spaces. Prompted by the growing numbers of Muslim students in their midst, Catholic schools and universities in Belgium have responded by re-examining their mission and adopting new modes of religious education - notably, the dialogue-school model in Flanders. While such changes are challenging and have often provoked backlash, they could lead to a more authentic understanding of Catholic identity and mission in a diverse society. |
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| ISSN: | 0010-5236 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Concilium
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