Understanding The Other Attitudes Towards Interreligious Dialogue in Turkey

Makale
Mehmet Alıcı, Prof. Dr.
Understanding The Other Attitudes Towards Interreligious Dialogue in Turkey
İstanbul Üniversitesi İlahiyat Fakültesi Dergisi
Dinler Tarihi
Dinlerarası Diyalog
2008
c. , sy. 17
ss. 237-251
Interreligious Dialogue, Turkey, Nationalism, Peace, Culture of Living Together, Islam and Christianity.
Pdf
in this study, firstly, the short history of "intcrreligious dialogue" in Turkey is discussed. Afterwards, different attitudes are given place to perception of that concept. The attempt of Christian world which supports the idea of dialogue reflected lately in Turkey because of politics and social reasons. Initially, despite some reactions! attributes toward dialogue, afterwards different approaches developed. Insufficiency of transition of dialogue materials into Turkish and their prejudicially evaluations have an influential function İn the formation of these attitudes. In this frame, three approaches to the conccpi of "interreligious dialogue" are studied. Radical one of these attitudes accepts the idea of dialogue as a missionary method. But the other approach emphasizes on that the dialogue is necessary for social justice, tolerance and peace between religions İn Turkey. According to last approach, the dialogue is necessary for a dialogislie relationship between believers. For this attitude, the dialogue should be done in individual level.