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From Religious Bubble to Interreligious Dialogue: A Personal Story of Transformation
This paper argues that interreligious dialogue through study and friendships across the religious divide makes participants less susceptible to religious and cultural misinformation that is often used to maintain social bubbles, in which members draw clear boundaries between “us” and “them”. Differences between social groups can culminate in a struggle between “good” and “evil” that can escalate into tension and violence. Preventing tensions and conflicts requires respect for differences, willingness to engage in dialogue, and a sound understanding of what religion is and the historical processes that have determined its development, distinguishing between empirical facts and images to which believers adhere. Because the author is a Dutch sociologist turned journalist from a conservative Christian family involved in interreligious dialogue in the Netherlands, Israel, and Egypt, the literature review presents contemporary religious developments in all three countries. The literature review is flanked by the author’s personal narrative on the events that changed his views on truth and spirituality, making him more aware of the commonalities between peoples of different beliefs and leading him to a lifelong commitment to interreligious and intercultural dialogue.
Journal Article
Welcoming the uninvited savior
Every year on Jan 11 or Jan 12, Dayr Abu Hinnis, a small, isolated Christian village in Egypt, commemorates the Holy Family's flight into Egypt. Hulsman discusses the yearly celebration. While Jesus Christ and his family were forced to flee in order to avoid slaughter, this terrible evil resulted in a blessing for Egypt.
Magazine Article
Reviving an ancient faith
Hulsman discusses the work of Pope Shenouda and Father Matta el-Meskeen, two strong-willed reformers who are attempting to bring Coptic Orthodoxy back to life in Egypt and the world. The two men are profiled.
Magazine Article