Humanities & Social Sciences
THE ROLE OF INTERFAITH AND INTERCULTURAL DIALOGUE IN THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD
by Nicolae Achimescu and Mohsen Malek Afzali
The efforts of achieving any kind of dialogue is inscribed in the spirit of both Christian and Islamic authentic traditions. . Assuming this responsibility means to be in a graceful spiritual state, a special mood, an attitude of love and respect towards those who do not live and think like you. Abrahamic religions regardless of their traditions, religious texts and ideologies share many commonalities and face some common threats. Therefore, it is upon religious and academic centers to establish ways of communication in order to achieve a reasonable comprehension of each other and seek for the best possible solutions for the common problems. In this regard, the Al-Hikmah Institute of Al-Mustafa International University, had the pleasure of hosting the third round of interfaith dialogue between Shi‘a Islam and Orthodox Christianity in, Qom, 2016. Both Iranian and Romanian professors presented scholarly papers. The result is what you observe in this volume.
