INTER-RELIGIOUS/FAITH DIALOGUE

The word ‘dialogue’ consists of two terms ‘dia’ and ‘logue’. ‘Dia’ means ‘two’ and
‘logue’ is derived from the Greek – ‘logos’ (Latin ‘logus’), meaning "a (specified kind
of) speaking or writing". Thus the word ‘Dialogue’ means two way communications
or communication between two persons or party, i.e., speaker to listener to
speaker. Thus one can define dialogue in general as (a) a form of communication
(b) between two speakers, (c) primarily through language, but assisted by the body,
the role of the mind being implicit, (d) within a given socio-cultural context, (e) on
the basis of a "values non-significant" content. Likewise the word ‘interfaith’ is also
consists of two words ‘inter’ and ‘faith’ which means between two faith or between
two religious denominations.
The Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, defines inter-religious/interfaith dialogue in
the following words: “The term interfaith dialogue refers to cooperative,
constructive and positive interaction between people of different religious
traditions (i.e., "faiths") and/or spiritual or humanistic beliefs, at both the individual
and institutional levels. It is distinct from syncretism or alternative religion, in that
dialogue often involves promoting understanding between different religions to
increase acceptance of others, rather than to synthesize new beliefs.”