Interfaith Dialogue

An Interfaith Dialogue on the Neglected Tropical Diseases

Most of the world’s neglected tropical diseases occur among populations that adhere to Islam, Catholicism, or Hinduism, an observation that affords opportunities to establish a unique interfaith dialogue and global action. The neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) represent a group of 17 high prevalence and chronic parasitic and related infections [1–3]. They are the most common infections of the ...

Faith in action: building capacity for interfaith volunteer caregiving.

Applying affiliation social network analysis to understand interfaith groups

This study applies affiliation social network analysis to understand how interfaith groups provide resources to other community groups and link interfaith group members to resources for local community change. Based on a sample of 88 interfaith groups from across the U.S., affiliation social network analysis pictures show distinct patterns in how interfaith groups share resources with community...

God, Love, and Interreligious Dialogue

The monotheistic religions that valorize love typically believe that their love for God should be extended to God's creatures and, in particular, to one's fellow human beings. Yet, in practice, the love of the Christian or Muslim or Hindu monotheist doesn't always extend to the love of the religious other. Precisely how, then, should the adherents of the major monotheistic religions respond to ...

Dialogue Systems & Dialogue Management

A spoken dialogue system (SDS) is a specialised form of computer system that operates as an interface between users and the application, using spoken natural language as the primary means of communication. The motivation for spoken interaction with such systems is that it allows for a natural and efficient means of communication. It is for this reason that the use of an SDS has been considered ...