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(A) Religión-Nature and Scope (B)Need and Nature of Dialogue (C) Current Debate on Religion and the Conspiracy of Eurabia (D) Some views on religious peaceful co- existence (E) Policing and Law-enforcement in A Multicultural Society
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Inter- faith dialogue and policing in a multicultural society and the conspiracy of Eurabia
(A) Religión-Nature and Scope
Until around the middle of the twentieth century a number of textbooks on the philosophy of religion begin with a section under the title as 'Definitions of Religion' The complexity and difficulty of attempting such a task was recognized increasingly towards the end of that century. This includes the growing understanding o pluralism and diversity, the lack of a value-neutral knowledge and understanding o other religions and the exploitation of religion by vested interests in the modern world. Leaving all these old and new critique on the nature and scope of religion and religious thoughts, I would like to reproduce a few words from S Radhakrishnan and a passage from my article on the issue which I presented in the European Society of Criminology Annual Meeting in University of Tuebingen Germany (August, 2006). Prof. Radhakrishnan, also an ex-president of India and a highly renowned scholar and researcher of international repute, has written excellent essays on the nature and essence of world religions in many of his books His approach to the nature and scope of religion is that, "Religion is not magic or witchcraft, quackery or superstition. It is not to be confused with outdated dogmas, incredible superstitions, which are hindrances and barriers, which spoil the simplicity of spiritual life...... Religion is not mere intellectual conformity or ceremonial piety; it is spiritual adventure. It is not theology but practice..... Religion reflects both God and man. As religion is a life to be lived, not a theory to be accepted or a belief to be adhere to, it allows scope and validity to varied approaches to Divine." "To my mind, if the world community is so easily split on the question of religion then why not it be united in the name of religion. If religion can be a powerful motivational element in bringing out the public on streets and pitting them against each other, why cannot it put them across a table for a peace-seeking dialogue and friendly-discussions? I am confident that religion h...Ver el contenido completo de este documento
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