03/07/2026 09:00 - 18:20

HALL: Parenzo - A19

Contact: Admirand P.

Chair: Admirand P.

Inequalities within religious institutions and societies are often paralleled or perpetuated through interfaith dialogues where certain groups, themes, priorities, or identities are marginalised, silenced, or under-represented. Think, for example, of the still marginal role of many women at the institutional levels of interfaith dialogues; the failure to include atheists; or the lack of ethnic and class diversity in many interfaith groups. Most glaringly, many interfaith dialogues are dominated by the most liberal representatives of faith and ideological systems, often skewing its focus, representation, aims, and effectiveness. Sometimes, these issues are unaddressed or not even seen as issues. But there are also brave and creative initiatives, trailblazers, public events, and texts that demand deeper inclusivity or seek to address these inequalities. Interfaith dialogues of life initiatives may also focus on working for greater equity, fairness, and justice through societal, cultural, legal, creative, and economic actions.
In this panel, organised by Dublin City University's Centre for Interreligious Dialogue, abstracts are invited on the following interrelated topics:


• Inequalities unaddressed or maintained through interfaith dialogues, including but not limited to: racial, economic, class, gender, social, and educational identities
• Examples of interfaith dialogue initiatives and trailblazers who address societal and other types of inequalities
• Sub topics can include (but is not limited to!) the following:


a. Women and Interfaith Dialogue
b. The Working Class and Interfaith Dialogue
c. Disability and Interfaith Dialogue
d. Race and Interfaith Dialogue
e. Interfaith Dialogue and Youth
f. Interfaith Dialogue and Traditional/Evangelical/Conservative Believers
g. Interfaith Dialogue and Atheists
h. Interfaith Dialgue and Indigenous Faiths