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Being tolerant is considered important by most people. Tolerance is about navigating in societies of increased differences – societies where neighbors, colleagues, groups of people, even children and spouses are of different opinions and live in a different way. But what does, however, tolerance mean? The process of identifying it more precisely often leads to confusion and disagreement. Tolerance is often understood as a liberal value, but this chapter identifies three different conceptions of tolerance: Tolerance as forbearance, tolerance as being unprejudiced, and tolerance as openness. These understandings of tolerance have different implications for inter-religious education and dialogue.
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Afdal, G. (2010). The Maze of Tolerance. In: Engebretson, K., de Souza, M., Durka, G., Gearon, L. (eds) International Handbook of Inter-religious Education. International Handbooks of Religion and Education, vol 4. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-9260-2_36
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