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- Title
Faith styles and perceptions of other faiths among Muslims.
- Authors
Tarar, Amina Hanif; Hasan, Syeda Salma; Keller, Barbara
- Abstract
The positive role of religion in reducing prejudice has remained a neglected theme in Psychology of religion, concerning itself mostly with prejudice and fundamentalism. Recently, noting the absence of a positive antithesis to prejudice and fundamentalism, faith development theory presents xenosophia as going beyond mere tolerance to a creative engagement with other religious faiths to develop new insights and broaden one's own worldview. The current research undertakes a study of Muslim faith contents to get insights into how these beliefs shape construction of self in relation to other faith communities. Conducting inductive thematic analysis of faith development interviews from 12 Muslim participants from three major religious affiliations in Pakistan (equally divided for gender and ages ranging from 31 to 76 years) in an earlier research, the research analyzes a range of xenological patterns from xenophobia to xenosophia with associated potentials for inter-faith dialogue. Focusing on residents of a country with a dense Muslim population, the study carries implications for religious socialization and religious education in a globalized world.
- Subjects
PAKISTAN; ISLAM; RELIGIOUS education; FAITH development; MUSLIMS; RELIGIOUS psychology; INTERFAITH dialogue; RELIGIOUS identity
- Publication
Archive for the Psychology of Religion / Archiv für Religionspsychologie, 2021, Vol 43, Issue 1, p41
- ISSN
0084-6724
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/0084672420986869