Interreligious studies

Interreligious studies, also called interfaith studies, is the interdisciplinaryacademic field that researches and teaches about interfaith dialoguediplomacyinternational relations, and development cooperation without resorting to proselytism. It was developed as the sociological continuation of the efforts on the fields of theology, theopoetics, religious studies, atheology, civil religion, peace studies, and freedom of religion or belief (FoRB)law studies.

This academic discipline is relevant for its evidence-basedscientific method for the rule of lawsocial development of interfaith nonviolencepeace culture, humanitarian aid, social servicesinternational non-governmental organizations, cultural diplomacy, and civil rightspolicymaking, multi-religious literacy, and .

It was even recognized by the United Nations Education Science Culture Organization (UNESCO) through its foundation of the UNITWIN (IDIU). The Institute for Global Engagement (IGE) has reiterated the value of the cathedra for international relations with the publishing of the Interfaith on the World Stage special edition of .