Interreligious and intercultural education for dialogue, peace and social cohesion

The need for Interreligious and intercultural education in addressing world challenges cannot be over-emphasised, as detailed in the August 2016 special issue of the International Review of Education – Journal of Lifelong Learning (IRE). As conflicts convulse different countries of the world with spill-over effects into many world regions and various attempts to find ‘solutions’, it seems as though dialogue was never more urgently required, at least since the end of the Cold War. The need for peaceful resolution of these conflicts across cultures and religions in order to restore human dignity and stop loss of life is pressing. Integrating this dialogue and its different facets into interreligious and intercultural education systems and approaches is one way to ensure its sustainability, which is instrumental in building peace and enabling social cohesion. More...