INTERNATIONAL INTERRELIGIOUS SUMMITS IN MODERN RUSSIA

Melnik S.

Abstract

The article is concerned with three largest and most significant international interreligious events in the period of modern Russia: I Interreligious Peace Forum (2000), II Interreligious Peace Forum (2004), and World Summit of Religious Leaders (2006). The first part of the article describes different types of interreligious dialogue (polemical, peacekeeping, cognitive and partner). Then three mentioned interreligious activities, which are described as a peacekeeping dialogue at a “high level” are considered. Emphasis is placed on the analysis of summary documents that reflect the consolidated position of the participants. The conclusion of the article sums up the results, in particular, it is noted that the main topics of the summits were peacemaking, terrorism under religious slogans and moral values.

Keywords

interreligious dialogue; Russia; religious leaders; peacekeeping; religion; terrorism; moral values.

DOI: 10.31249/rmw/2024.02.03

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