Atheism in Five Minutes - Teemu Taira
20. What Kind of Dialogue Is There Between Atheists and Religious People?
Atheism in Five Minutes - Teemu Taira
Paul Hedges [+]
RSIS, Nanyang Technological University
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Paul Hedges is Associate Professor in Interreligious Studies at the Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. His work focuses on interreligious studies, relations, and theologies, as well as theory and method in the study of religion. He has published, or has in print, a dozen books and over sixty academic papers.
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Taking a critical stance towards the terms "atheists", "religious people", and "dialogue" this chapter explores what kind of interaction might be termed "interworldview dialogue". It notes various examples of exchanges using the fourfold typology of dialogue (life, action, theological exchange, religious experience) as a frame to consider a variety of encounters of more or less irenic or polemical interaction.