Under the previous pontificate, John Paul II was able to establish, promulgate and practice positive and constructive inter-religious policies signifying the values of coexistence and respect.
Such claims by terrorists, the document says, can be countered by the teachings of the world's religions and by the constructive actions of religious believers.
Constructive engagement of religious institutions is, she argues, crucial.
I was hopeful that I could gain some direction as to how I, as a Red Letter Christian, could facilitate constructive discussions across religious lines.
We need to create more frequent opportunities to get to know each other and adopt a mature, constructive perspective of religious differences.
We need to create frequent opportunities to get to know each other and adopt a more mature and constructive perspective on religious differences.
The plurality which truly distinguishes the United States of America comes not from ignoring those differences and simply putting them into a melting pot, but rather allowing human individuality and constructive cultural and religious distinctions to flourish.
With creative rostering and constructive deployment, Ladele's religious convictions could have been accommodated by Islington without any detriment to the registration of civil partnerships in the borough.
For a constructive, subtle treatment of religious contemplation and practice, see Coakley (2002).
