Thematic Description
Hans Küng, a famous advocate of global ethics and religious
dialogue and a Catholic thinker, once said: “There
will be no peace between the civilizations without a peace
between the religions! And there will be no peace between
the religions without a dialogue between the religions.”
This is one of the main axioms for his project on global
ethics. As Samuel Huntington argues each civilization is
rooted in a religion. The spirit of each religion is not
only the moral guidance for action but also the fundamental
to bond its people. Religious differences however could also
cause tensions and sometimes even conflicts. In order to
minimize the misunderstanding and conflicts between
religions, it is necessary to have consistent dialogue and
communication between religions. As the twenty-first century
has entered its third decade, dialogue between religions is
particularly urgent. Theories of global ethics can be
employed as the basis for promoting world peace through
dialogue among world religions and preventing the regression
of global political and economic moral standards.
The purpose of this academic conference is to explore the
historical gains and losses and theoretical development of
religious dialogue, to respond to the urgent propositions
raised by our contemporary times, and to expand the
theoretical vision and practical space of religious dialogue
based on the realistic concerns of a community with a shared
future for humankind.
The conference will cover (but not limited to) the following
topics:
-
History and theory of religious dialogue
- Religious dialogue and world peace
- Religious dialogue and a community with a shared future
for humankind
- Issues of our times regarding religious dialogue
Abstract
Please send an abstract (300 to 500 words) and a brief CV to [hcdj2000@whu.edu.cn]
and [cua-rvp@cua.edu] by March 20, 2024.
Full paper will be due on June 10, 2024. Well-developed
papers will be published by the Council for Research in
Values and Philosophy in its publication series “Cultural
Heritage and Contemporary Change.”
Logistics
Conference participants will cover the costs of their own
travel, the conference organizer will provide room and meal
during the conference. Detailed abstract should be sent to Huang
Chao
[hcdj2000@whu.edu.cn]
and [cua-rvp@cua.edu] by
April 20, 2024 and full paper by June 10, 2024. The
conference will be conducted in English.
Contact
Huang Chao
School of Philosophy
Wuhan University
Wuhan, P.R. China
hcdj2000@whu.edu.cn
