Interreligious Engagement in Urban Spaces Social, Material and Ideological Dimensions

This book examines interreligious dialogue from a European perspective. It features detailed case studies analysed from different disciplinary perspectives. These studies consider such activities as face-to-face discussion groups, public meetings, civic consultations with members of faith groups, an...

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Other Authors: Ipgrave, Julia (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2019, 2019
Edition:1st ed. 2019
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction (Ipgrave, Liljestrand, and Skeie)
  • Part1: Interreligious Dialogue and Social Relations
  • Chapter 1. Useful Trust: Interreligious Alliances for Alevi and Bahai communities in Hamburg (Haddad)
  • Chapter 2. Maintaining and Transforming Bridging Capital in Interreligious Projects: A Case Study of a Swedish Youth Project (Liljestrand)
  • Chapter 3. Six Women’s Interreligious Dialogue Groups in London (Ipgrave)
  • Chapter 4. Interreligious Dialogue Initiatives in a Local Borough of Oslo as Experienced by Local Youth and Dialogue Activists: Prospects for the Building of Social Capital, Trust and Social Cohesion? (Lund Johannessen and Husebø)
  • Part 2: Interreligious activity and the spatial dimension
  • Chapter 5. The transformation of a house of prayer in Hamburg: from church to mosque (Haddad)
  • Chapter 6. An historic synagogue in London’s East End: the impact of interreligious activity on a traditional place of worship (Ipgrave)
  • Chapter 7. A peace and reconciliation centre in the City of London: a purpose-built venue for shared worship/reflection/dialogue (Ipgrave)
  • Chapter 8. ‘God’s House’, Fisksätra: planning a dual faith worship space in metropolitan Stockholm. (Liljestrand)
  • Chapter 9. A Community Garden in Hackney: transformation of neighbourhood through interreligious activity (Ipgrave)
  • Chapter 10. Fryshuset Social Centre: interreligious engagement in secular spaces (Liljestrand)
  • Chapter 11. The Literature House, Oslo: public space for IR dialogue (Husebø and Lund Johannessen)
  • Part3: Religious thinking and Interreligious Activity
  • Chapter 12. Dialogue discussion groups (Liljestrand)
  • Chapter 13. Community action projects (Ipgrave)
  • Chapter 14. Interreligious initiatives in schools (Husebø and Lund Johannessen)
  • Chapter 15. Public platform events (Ipgrave)
  • Chapter 16. Community consultation groups (Liljestrand)
  • Chapter 17. Interreligious rituals (Ipgrave)