Abstract
This chapter focuses on multifaith activities in the 1990s, beginning with the 1993 Parliament of the World’s Religions (PWR). It then examines the effect that the end of the Cold War had on religious communities and the rise of religious, multifaith and multi-actor peacebuilding initiatives during this period. Finally it explores the increased involvement of Muslims in the multifaith movement, in response to crises events such as the First Gulf War.
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These Australian developments are discussed in more detail in Chapter 8.
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The author first described this phenomenon when speaking on an untitled panel at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Transatlantic Dialogue on Terrorism in Melbourne, October 19–20, 2007.
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Halafoff, A. (2013). Multifaith Engagement in the 1990s. In: The Multifaith Movement: Global Risks and Cosmopolitan Solutions. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5210-8_4
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