SGRA Report Special issue<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
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AFC4 Round Table<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
The 2<\/i><\/b>nd<\/i><\/b> Southeast Asia Inter-Religious Dialogue<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
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Tolerance and Reconciliation<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
-Religious Responses to Conflict Resolution-<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
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August 25<\/span>th<\/span> 2018 (Sat) 9:00~12:30 Case Presentations & Roundtable Discussion<\/span><\/p>\n August 26<\/span>th <\/span>2018 (Sun) 9:00~12:30 Sessions 1 and 2<\/span><\/p>\n Venue\uff1a The K Hotel Conference Hall Seoul, Korea<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The first \u201cAFC\uff1aSoutheast Asia Inter-Religious Dialogue\u201d was organized during the 3<\/span>rd<\/span> Asia Future Conference in the autumn of 2016. The theme of this roundtable session was \u201cReligious Responses to Changing Social Environment in Southeast Asia\u201d. In the session we discussed the religious responses towards various issues in Southeast Asian countries which have been severely impacted by the process of \u201cglobalization\u201d. The topic \u201creligious tolerance\u201d emerged as an important aspect of inter-religious dialogue in Southeast Asia.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n For the 4<\/span>th<\/span> Asia Future Conference of August 2018 in Seoul, we propose to hold the 2<\/span>nd<\/span> Southeast Asia Inter-Religious Dialogue\u201d focusing on \u201cTolerance and Reconciliation\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Purpose of the Roundtable\uff1a<\/b><\/p>\n Despite the fact that confrontation and dispute arise out of political and economic factors, we often misunderstand such disputes as \u201creligious confrontation\u201d. This is because religion is relevant to the socio-economic and cultural fabric of the community and the people who are in confrontation with each other. Especially in Southeast Asian countries which are said to be a \u201cmosaic\u201d of race and religion, such tendencies are even more pronounced, and confrontation sometimes turns into communal conflicts.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n On the other hand, there are many cases where religious communities and their leaders have succeeded in peacefully solving such confrontations and disputes. We assume such religious and civil leaders have accumulated vast experiences in reconciliation and peace-building processes. This roundtable session will also be an opportunity to share and learn from the experiences of the speakers mentioned below, some of whom have been involved in the conflict resolution and reconciliation processes in this region.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n