Orthodoxy and interreligious dialogue

Adrian Boldisor

doi:10.25167/so.5125

Orthodoxy and interreligious dialogue

Adrian Boldisor

University of Craiova, Faculty of Orthdox Theology, Romania
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7850-3789

DOI: https://doi.org/10.25167/so.5125

Abstract

The interreligious dialogue has a very important place in all the meeting agendas from all over the world, regardless the topic addressed. Having a concrete dynamic, this kind of theological problematic follows the general spiritual movement of communities and their unresolved necessities. Although the interreligious dialogue has an old history, it developed today on the basis of actual issues of violence and disagreements between peoples. Therefore, because religion has an essential place in the life of human communities from all over the world, the dialogue with people of other faiths and ideologies must be necessarily promoted. In this context, the Orthodox Church representatives participated at many meetings in the purpose to promote and sustain the interreligious dialogue, bringing in actuality their bi-millenaries theological experience, based on the Holy Scripture and Holy Tradition. From the orthodox point of view, the liberty is the greatest gift which God has give to man and also a free world cannot exist without love between people. This love has its fundament and purpose in the Holy Trinity.

Keywords:

Orthodoxy, interreligious dialogue, Holy Scripture, Holy Tradition, love

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2023-12-28

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