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An event where people from different religions (such as Islam, Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, and others) come together to discuss how religious tourism and pilgrimages can help create peace, mutual understanding, respect, and friendship among people of different faiths and cultures.
Breaking down the title:
Interreligious Conference
- A gathering involving representatives, scholars, and leaders from different religions.
- The purpose is to promote dialogue, cooperation, and understanding among faith communities.
Religious Tourism
- Travel to sacred places, pilgrimage sites, temples, churches, mosques, monasteries, shrines, and other religious destinations.
- Examples include visits to Mecca, Jerusalem, the Vatican, Bodh Gaya, Varanasi, and other holy sites.
A Path to Peace
- Suggests that religious tourism can help reduce prejudice, encourage dialogue, and build peaceful relationships between people and communities.
Human Fraternity
- Means the idea that all human beings belong to one global family, regardless of religion, nationality, ethnicity, or culture.
- It emphasizes respect, solidarity, compassion, and cooperation among all people.
Simple Meaning
The conference explores how visiting religious and sacred places can bring people of different faiths together, encourage mutual respect, and contribute to a more peaceful and united world.
One-Sentence Definition
The Interreligious Conference on Religious Tourism: A Path to Peace and Human Fraternity is a forum that examines how religious travel and interfaith dialogue can promote peace, understanding, and a sense of shared humanity among people of different religions and cultures.
LusoGlobe aims to critically understand and confront in innovative ways global challenges, as once prevailing concepts of development, democracy, citizenship, identity, and sovereignty are confronted with the emergence of new approaches and actors, in a context of accelerated change and inevitably new demands.
In this dynamic context, LusoGlobe is dedicated to fostering scientific development through advanced research and graduate training. Our mission is to unravel the impact of global challenges on societies, states, and the international community.
Our Unique Identity and Academic Vision
The uniqueness of LusoGlobe as a research centre within the Portuguese university environment demands concerted efforts to strengthen institutional relations with other organizations. This collaboration is essential for the interdisciplinary research necessary to comprehend complex social and international phenomena in today's world.
Our academic project, inspired by the European Space for Higher Education, is built on forging new alliances that facilitate knowledge cooperative construction and transmission. Our mission encompasses a comprehensive analysis of social phenomena and involves a diverse array of internal and international partners, both individual and collective.
Simultaneously, we are committed to enhancing our governance structure ensuring swift and transparent decision-making processes, as well as guaranteeing the various layers of participation from scientific initiation to research senior leading.
We strategically leverage research to benefit civil society and transfer knowledge beyond the university setting, be it in political, economic, or social contexts.
Our Aims
- Promoting Rigorous and Quality Research
Establishing research based on high standards of rigor and quality. - Seeking Research Support
Securing research support funds at the university, organic, and individual unit levels. - Building Partnerships
Developing robust partnerships with the scientific community and public/private institutions at the national and international levels. - Disseminating Research
Sharing research findings through publications in specialized journals and active participation in scientific events. - Advancing knowledge through the various networks within Portuguese-Speaking Countries and the European Union, especially dedicated to Open Science.
- Fostering Interdisciplinarity
Encouraging interdisciplinary debates and studies on complex themes and problems. - Investment in People
Creating a conducive environment for individual and team development, promoting research-oriented teaching staff, attracting researchers, and providing external funding. - Global Collaboration
Setting up networks and projects among research centres and teaching staff from other universities. - Promoting Knowledge Socialization
Encouraging postgraduate research, creating a community of post-graduated students/researchers dedicated to innovative and impactful research. - Ethical Practices
Cultivating a culture of integrity, fostering good ethical practices in research as a fundamental pillar.
Our Pillars: Research Excellence, Innovation, Excellence of Intervention, Reach and Significance, Integrity, and Inclusion.
Join us at LusoGlobe as we tackle the global challenges facing 21st-century polities, exploring diverse research areas and contributing to the advancement of knowledge for a better world.