You can read a report of the second national gathering of inter faith advisers from a number of Christian traditions on the Churches Together in England (CTE) website. The conference, which took place in February 2015, had nearly 90 attendees including Church of England Diocesan advisers, those from Catholics, Methodists, URC, Quaker, Baptist and Salvation […]
WCC guide for intra-church and inter-religious dialogue
A group engaged with the World Council of Churches (WCC) is preparing a guide to address confusion surrounding the role of dialogue among Christians as contrasted to dialogue among world faiths. It will offer definitions for the sometimes confusing terminology used, explaining the different goals of the two forms of dialogue and offering practical suggestions […]
Christianity and World Religions
Religious plurality is one of the most obvious features of the world. It is also a feature of many communities in Britain and Ireland. Official statistics on religious affiliation can be found at: Irish Republic United Kingdom For some, this diversity is a cause for celebration. For others this plurality means that the churches should […]
Christian-Buddhist relations
Although Buddhists represent one of the smaller religious communities in Britain and Ireland, Buddhism can be described as one of the three largest global religions (along with Christianity and Islam). Buddhism is the majority religion in many countries in Asia including Myanmar, China, Japan, Korea, Sri Lanka, Tibet and Thailand. Traditions Buddhism is generally seen […]
Christian-Hindu relations
According to the census figures, Hinduism is the third largest religion in Britain and Ireland. Relationships between Christians and Hindus are therefore very important. Some commentators stress that Hinduism is not a religion in the same way as, say, Christianity and Islam. Rather it is more a family of religions bound together by Indian Vedic […]
Christian-Muslim relations
Whenever relations between people of different faiths is mentioned, relations between Christians and Muslims is never far from people’s minds. International conflicts, terrorism, claims on Jerusalem, anti-Muslim prejudice, the treatment of Christian minorities in Muslim countries and local community relations all have controversy attached to them. There is much that Christians and Muslims share and […]
Jewish-Christian relations
Christianity’s relationships with Judaism is immensely important. Jesus of course was Jewish and the very first Christian communities were largely Jewish. Christianity holds the Jewish Scriptures to be authoritative, albeit with different interpretations. So Christians and Jews have a shared heritage. However the history in Europe has been an unhappy one with many Christians seeing […]
