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  UNESCO Chair in Interfaith Studies (542), established in 1999 at the University of Birmingham (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
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Fields / Disciplines
Cultural Dialogue


Objectives
  • To establish long-term cooperation among the participating institutions in the study of the encounter between the three Abrahamic faiths and their interaction with culture and society.

  • To participate in developing an international network of cooperating academic institutions working on the interaction between different religions and between religion and society.

  • To promote an equitable exchange of expertise in a spirit of peace and tolerance, solidarity and intercultural and interfaith dialogue.

  • To identify research priorities and training opportunities for young researchers and make the results available to governments and international agencies, NGOs, the educational sector and the media.

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University of Birmingham. Website

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Progress Report 2007-2008 (short version)

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Documents Progress Report 2007-2008 (short version)
UNESCO Chair in Interfaith Studies, established in 1999 at the University of Birmingham (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
 
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