An essay competition for youth on the theme ‘The Future of Interreligious Dialogue’ has been announced by the World Council of Churches (WCC). It is timed to mark the 50th anniversary of the WCC’s Office of Interreligious Dialogue and Cooperation.
The competition aims to encourage people under the age of 30 with interests in the field of interreligious relations and engagement to develop and share their ideas on different subjects such as:
- Christian theologies of interreligious engagement.
- Some aspect of another religious tradition which is relevant to its relationship to Christianity.
- Religious pluralism more widely.
- Theory or practice of interreligious dialogue.
- Interreligious cooperation for the sake of the common good.
- The World Council of Churches and interreligious relations.
Prizes
The five best essays will be published in the 2021 issue of Current Dialogue, the WCC’s journal for interreligious encounter. The prizewinning authors will also have the opportunity to present their work in a conference on ‘The Future of Interreligious Dialogue’ (either physically or virtually) that is being planned for 2021.
Judges
The winners will be chosen by a panel of judges comprising of WCC programme executives and faculty from the Ecumenical Institute at Bossey.
Rules
All entries, should be 3,500-5,000 words in length (including notes), and be written in English, following the WCC style guide which is available upon request at Media@wcc-coe.org. Contributions must be the original work of the participants and should not have been published elsewhere.
The full rules are available on the WCC website.
Deadline
15 January 2021.
