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  2. Interfaith dialogue - Wikipedia

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    The IFYC was started to bring students of different religions "together not just to talk, but to work together to feed the hungry, tutor children or build housing". The IFYC builds religious pluralism by "respect for people's diverse religious and non-religious identities" and "common action for the common good".

  3. Religious community - Wikipedia

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    Church (congregation), a religious organization or congregation that meets in a particular location; Confessional community, a group of people with similar religious beliefs; Institute of consecrated life, a Catholic association bound by vows; Religious identity, the sense of membership in a religious group and its importance to one's self-concept

  4. Glossary of spirituality terms - Wikipedia

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    Occasionally, the word "religion" is used to designate what should be more properly described as "organized religion" – that is, an organization of people supporting the exercise of some religion, often taking the form of a legal entity (see religion-supporting organization). There are many different religions in the world today.

  5. Ummah - Wikipedia

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    It is a synonym for ummat al-Islām (أمّةْ الإِسْلَامُ, lit. 'the Islamic nation'); it is commonly used to mean the collective community of Muslim people. [3] In the Quran, the ummah typically refers to a single group that shares a common religious beliefs, specifically those that are the objects of a divine plan of salvation.

  6. Charity (Christian virtue) - Wikipedia

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    One example of this movement is "charity shall cover the multitude of sins" (1 Peter 4:8). "The practice of charity brings us to act toward ourselves and others out of love alone, precisely because each person has the dignity of a beloved child of God."

  7. Inclusivism - Wikipedia

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    Inclusivism is one of several approaches in religious studies, anthropology, or civics to understand the relationship between different religions, societies, cultures, political factions etc. It asserts that there is beauty in the variety of different schools of thoughts, and that they can live together in harmony.

  8. Syncretism - Wikipedia

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    The god Hermanubis, an example of Greco-Egyptian syncretism The god Taranis-Jupiter, an example of Romano-Celtic syncretism. Religious syncretism is the blending of two or more religious belief systems into a new system, or the incorporation into a religious tradition of beliefs from unrelated traditions. This can occur for many reasons, and ...

  9. Religious harmony in India - Wikipedia

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    There are examples of Muslims and Sikhs building temples together. [3] In India, different religious traditions live harmoniously. [citation needed] Seers of religions call for religious harmony in India. [4] For popular film stars in India like Salman Khan, festivals of Hindus and Muslims are equal. [5] According to Dalai Lama, India is a ...