Religion and Pluralistic Co-Existence

Religion andPluralistic Co-Existence, The Muhibbah Perspective (A Collection of SeminarPapers)

Author: Kamar Oniah Kamaruzaman

Publisher: IIUMPress

ISBN: 978-967-5272-57-8

Year: 2013

Weight: 0.300kg

Pages: 316pp

Price: RM45

This book is a collection of 15 papers presented in seminarson the themes of pluralistic co-existence, religion, interfaith initiatives,justice and peace. The 15 papers are grouped into 3 sections. Section 1 adressesthe issue of religion in a pluralistic society. Section 2 is on interfaithinitiatives where interfaith dialogue and engagement are defined as well as thepremises and the etiquettes of interfaith initiatives, the what and the how,the do's and the don'ts, the aptitude and the attitude of those participatingin such initiatives. Section 3 is on social responsibilities, justice andpeace. This section is in fact an attempt to promote social responsibilities aspersonal responsibilities where everyone has a role and a responsibilitytowards this nation and this world. Indeed, the pains and miseries abound arenot so much the reflection of the successes and the triumphs of the bad andevil but are more so testimonies of the failure of the good and the conscientiousto affect goodness into society. We are born as we and in this Age because wehave roles and responsibilities as we are towards our Age. Indeed, no one is sohumble so as to be irrelevant, and no good deed is ever redundant so as to bemeaningless, and no kindness is ever so insignificant so as to be wasted.