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A religion based dialogue In his view, another
took place when a message of challenge for interfaith
God was communicated to the dialogue is the post-modernism
people through the prophets; era that means “each religion is
when the massagers tried to an independent system that
lead a group of people; when expresses itself in a particular
God gave some explanations in language and pattern of
response to the questions posed symbols that can only be
by the prophets and the issues understood in relation to other
people needed or when a words and symbols that
rational-based argument was constitute a complete system.
used to invite the other groups Thus, it seems that interfaith
of people to think about and be dialogue is impossible because
finally convinced with a given the participants never speak in
message. (Fedai Iraqi, 1998: 515) the same language or mean the
However, in the modern era same things”. (Rosen, 2016)
and in the absence of any Rosen also believes that the
messengers, the dialogue among violent abuse of religion is the
the believers and followers of biggest challenge as it puts
different religions has its own peaceful coexistence in danger
challenges. because of the wounded
Rosen believes that interfaith psychology of individuals who
dialogue tries to view the basis of think that they lack the respect
all religions the same to and value they deserve.
minimize the differences. The As Cornille writes dialogue
challenge is that even shared involves its own conditions or
values, principles and practices in requirements such as humility
different religions cannot make or recognition of the possibility
the people the same. Viewing of change or growth in one’s
different religions as the same own tradition. (Cornille, 2013: 13)
enables us to learn from other The authors of the present
faiths. research believe that dialogue
