At the Crossroads of Civilisations: Interreligious Dialogue in Youth Work

In the emerging global and multicultural world, the constructive and dialogical character of interreligious relations are of utmost importance. The necessity of dialogue between religions is becoming one of the typical features of the contemporary era. In the light of the European migrant crisis and the increasing religious diversification, the propaganda transmits an inadequate picture of religious minorities and often reproduces stereotypical perception of ‘the other’. This leads to tensions, discrimination, and violence based on religious issues. The proposed training course would like to gather youth workers and youth leaders from Programme and EaP countries to explore the potential for inter-religious activities in youth work settings.

OBJECTIVES:

• to provide youth workers and youth leaders from Programme and EaP counties with an opportunity for a personal interaction with representatives of different religious traditions (Orthodox Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Slavic Native Faith, Buddhism, and Hinduism), and give the space to reflect on important topics related to inter-religious dialogue;
• to raise the participant's intercultural and interfaith sensitivity through exploring various faiths on the principle of constructive dialogue;
• to equip participants with key competences and innovative non-formal methods, which they can use for lifelong learning activities in the field of inter-religious dialogue in their communities;
• to link youth workers, youth leaders, academia, and representatives of different religions in a safe environment in order to develop original approaches to interreligious dialogue overcoming interfaith clashes;
• to create an international network of highly qualified individuals and strengthen the capacities of partner organisations who will work on follow-up projects for sustainable development of young people with diverse religious backgrounds promoting tolerance and interfaith dialogue, as well as preventing violent radicalisation.

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