Church of Sweden's interreligious engagement reflects decades of dialogue, trust, shared action

Church of Sweden's interreligious engagement reflects decades of dialogue, trust, shared action

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Tue, 10/27/2026 - 14:57

From 12-14 October, the Church of Sweden's officers responsible for interreligious dialogue, Rev. Peter Lööv Roos, Rev. Maria Kjellsdotter Rydinger, and Dr Anita Suneson, hosted Prof. Angeliki Ziaka, programme executive for Interreligious Dialogue and Cooperation at the World Council of Churches (WCC), at the Church of Sweden's National Office in Uppsala.

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Prof. Angeliki Ziaka (center) with the group of Church of Sweden's officers responsible for interreligious dialogue in Stocholm.

The visit explored how local interreligious experiences can enrich wider ecumenical conversations on shared responsibility and cooperation. Discussions and visits to grassroots initiatives highlighted the importance of interreligious diapraxis, understood as dialogue embodied in shared action, through which people of different faiths and people of goodwill work together to address common societal challenges, build relationships of trust, and learn from one another while respecting their distinct identities.…