عنوان

Inter-Faith Relations in Britain Since 1970 - An Assessment

شماره

LA110533

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انگلیسی

عنوان اصلي

Inter-Faith Relations in Britain Since 1970 - An Assessment

نام عام مواد

[Article]

نام نخستين پديدآور

Ataullah Siddiqui

محل نشرو پخش و غیره

Leiden

نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره

Brill

متن يادداشت

This article argues that inter-faith relations in Britain are essentially inspired by the existential realities of a multi-cultural and multi-religious society. It argues that the earliest formal discussions between the followers of various faiths were motivated by their desire to 'understand' the beliefs and practices of other faiths. However these 'engagements' were confined to local and national secular civic bodies. The motivations behind these 'engagements' were essentially need-oriented rather than driven by religious motives. It also seems that the interest of successive British governments was to manage the migrant communities through an agenda based on 'ethnicity' and 'race' and the religious needs of these migrant communities were largely defined within that context. More recently the British state found it necessary to involve itself directly by funding projects of inter-faith nature. Churches, mainly the Church of England, have become over the years the mediator between the 'migrant communities' and the state. This 'mediation' is motivated by the churches' evangelical outreach but also by humanitarian reasons. Due to internal and external factors, all three actors have, over the years, changed and adapted their positions considerably. This article argues that inter-faith relations in Britain are essentially inspired by the existential realities of a multi-cultural and multi-religious society. It argues that the earliest formal discussions between the followers of various faiths were motivated by their desire to 'understand' the beliefs and practices of other faiths. However these 'engagements' were confined to local and national secular civic bodies. The motivations behind these 'engagements' were essentially need-oriented rather than driven by religious motives. It also seems that the interest of successive British governments was to manage the migrant communities through an agenda based on 'ethnicity' and 'race' and the religious needs of these migrant communities were largely defined within that context. More recently the British state found it necessary to involve itself directly by funding projects of inter-faith nature. Churches, mainly the Church of England, have become over the years the mediator between the 'migrant communities' and the state. This 'mediation' is motivated by the churches' evangelical outreach but also by humanitarian reasons. Due to internal and external factors, all three actors have, over the years, changed and adapted their positions considerably.

تاريخ نشر

2010

توصيف ظاهري

236-250

عنوان

Exchange

شماره جلد

39/3

شماره استاندارد بين المللي پياييندها

1572-543X

اصطلاح موضوعی

Christianity

اصطلاح موضوعی

Christian-Muslim relations

اصطلاح موضوعی

inter-faith

اصطلاح موضوعی

Islam

اصطلاح موضوعی

religion and state

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Ataullah Siddiqui

شماره بازیابی

10.1163/157254310X517450

نام الکترونيکي

فرمت انتشار

p

نوع ماده

[Article]

کد کاربرگه

275578

سطح دسترسي

a

تكميل شده

Y