Type | Journal Article - World Religions In The Context Of The Contemporary Culture: New Perspectives Of Dialogue And Mutual Understanding |
Title | Christianity And Islam In Modern Georgia: The Experience, Challenges, And Search For Responses |
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Publication (Day/Month/Year) | 2011 |
Page numbers | 105-114 |
URL | http://unesco.atlasproject.eu/unesco/file/7c32e173-9704-42e8-98f1-98ef51dc22f9/c8c7fe00-c770-11e1-9b21-0800200c9a66/214008e.pdf#page=106 |
Abstract | This article aims to present the dynamics and contemporary reality of the relationship between Christianity and Islam in Georgia. Two main factors determine the importance of the problem: 1) A stable development of the multi-ethnic and multi-confessional country is highly dependent on successful intercultural and interreligious dialogue; 2) The religious determinant of identity has undergone serious transformation in the post-Soviet period. After decades of official atheism, religion has “returned” not only to everyday life but it has become the crucial factor in the consolidation of society as well. |
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