Dialogperspektiven. Religionen und Weltanschauungen im Gespräch

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Introducing our second guest of our podcast series Global DialoguePerspectives:In this episode of Global DialoguePerspec...
07/05/2026

Introducing our second guest of our podcast series Global DialoguePerspectives:

In this episode of Global DialoguePerspectives, Jo Frank ( ) speaks with Cyril Hovorun ( ) - a Ukrainian Orthodox theologian and internationally recognised scholar of ecclesiology and global affairs. Drawing on academic roles in Stockholm and research experience at Yale and Columbia, Hovorun offers a sharp analysis of the religious narratives shaping Russia’s war against Ukraine, and reflects on the broader challenges of nationalism, dialogue, and justice in times of conflict.

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Global DialoguePerspectives, the Future 500 podcast series, brings together emerging thinkers and changemakers from around the world to explore the ideas shaping our societies and to engage with questions of trust, cooperation, and meaningful dialogue across divides. The conversations explore current philosophical and technological developments and examine their impact on dialogue, on rebuilding relationships, and on practical cross-community initiatives amid rising tensions across Europe and around the world. Through expert insights, personal reflections, and shared conversations, we explore: How do we build sustainable movements for change?

We invite you to listen to Global DialoguePerspectives and get involved.

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Speakers: Jo Frank, Cyril Hovorun | Intro: İrem Çörekçi | Editorial team: Nihal Çalışır | Audio-Edit: Gal Mayersohn | Illustration: Andrea Schmidt | Music: Alex Stolze & Yael G*t - White Noise | Programme Lead: Kira Wisniewski | Project Lead: Jo Frank, Johanna Korneli | © 2026 DialoguePerspectives e.V. | https://future500network.com

07/05/2026

Podcast: Global DialoguePerspectives | Jo Frank ( ) in conversation with Cyril Hovorun ( )

In our second episode, Jo Frank speaks with Cyril Hovorun, a Ukrainian Orthodox theologian and academic, about the religious dimension of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. Hovorun analyses how the Russian Orthodox Church under Patriarch Kirill has actively helped shape the so-called ‘Russian World’ ideology – a quasi-theological doctrine that legitimises Russian expansion as a sacred mission and provides the ideological basis for the invasion of Ukraine.

Drawing on decades of experience at the intersection of church, politics and international dialogue – including as a research fellow at Yale and Columbia and as a professor of ecclesiology and international relations at Ignatius College in Stockholm – Hovorun examines the roots of religious nationalism, the role of ecumenical institutions as silent enablers of violence, and the limits of interfaith dialogue. His thesis: without the deconstruction of warmongering ideas and without justice – analogous to the Nuremberg Tribunal after the Second World War – this war will not truly end, regardless of any ceasefire.

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Global DialoguePerspectives, the Future 500 podcast series, brings together emerging thinkers and changemakers from around the world to explore the ideas shaping our societies and to engage with questions of trust, cooperation, and meaningful dialogue across divides. The conversations explore current philosophical and technological developments and examine their impact on dialogue, on rebuilding relationships, and on practical cross-community initiatives amid rising tensions across Europe and around the world. Through expert insights, personal reflections, and shared conversations, we explore: How do we build sustainable movements for change?

We invite you to listen to Global DialoguePerspectives and get involved.

Here is an overview of Interreligious-Worldview holidays in May 2026!The Interreligious-Worldview Calendar 2026 invites ...
01/05/2026

Here is an overview of Interreligious-Worldview holidays in May 2026!

The Interreligious-Worldview Calendar 2026 invites you to explore the plurality of Europe. The calendar offers an overview of holidays and days of remembrance, reflecting the diversity of our European society. Bringing together knowledge, encounters, traditions, and perspectives from our European networks, the Interreligious-Worldview Calendar is expanded and updated every year. Whether used in educational institutions, organisations, or at home, it opens up new opportunities for meaningful exchange across borders.

We see the calendar as a shared space for interreligious and worldview dialogue – a field of learning rooted in connection. It reflects the purpose of our work: to highlight new ways of fostering cohesion in Europe, actively contribute to overcoming social polarisation, and inspire a resilient European community.

You can still order the calender on our website (link in BIO).

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27/04/2026

We are launching our first podcast episode of our series: Global DialoguePerspectives. 🗣️🌏

For our first episode we look back to our Future 500 spring workshop 2026 in Brussels and share insights to the panel discussion “Voices Rising: Rebuilding Bridges. Dialogue, Trust and Solidarity Post-October 7th” with Camila Piastro, Barbara von Freytag, Furkan Yüksel, and Achim Rettinger, moderated by Igor Mitchnik (16 March 2026 | Brussels).

In the aftermath of crisis and collective trauma, rebuilding dialogue is both urgent and complex. This conversation explores how trust and solidarity can be strengthened across communities facing polarisation and uncertainty. The panel examines the role of AI-driven communication, online platforms, and traditional media in shaping narratives, influencing public discourse, and impacting interreligious relations - drawing on practical experience in fields.

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Global DialoguePerspectives, the Future 500 podcast series, brings together emerging thinkers and changemakers from around the world to explore the ideas shaping our societies and to engage with questions of trust, cooperation, and meaningful dialogue across divides. The podcast features expert voices from Ubuntu philosophy in South Africa to engaged Buddhism in Southeast Asia, thereby creating a global learning network. The conversations explore current philosophical and technological developments and examine their impact on dialogue, on rebuilding relationships, and on practical cross-community initiatives amid rising tensions across Europe and around the world.
Through expert insights, personal reflections, and shared conversations, we explore: How do we build sustainable movements for change?

We invite you to listen to Global DialoguePerspectives and get involved.

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Speakers: Camila Piastro, Barbara von Freytag, Furkan Yüksel, Achim Rettinger | Moderator: Igor Mitchnik | Intro: İrem Çörekçi | Editorial team: Nihal Çalışır | Audio-Edit: Gal Mayersohn | Illustration: Andrea Schmidt | Music: Alex Stolze & Yael G*t - White Noise | Programme Lead: Kira Wisniewski | Project Lead: Jo Frank, Johanna Korneli | © 2026 DialoguePerspectives e.V. | https://futur

We are happy to invite you to apply for our upcoming Future 500 Summer Workshop, “Has Dialogue Failed? – Towards a New C...
23/04/2026

We are happy to invite you to apply for our upcoming Future 500 Summer Workshop, “Has Dialogue Failed? – Towards a New Concept of Interreligious Engagement”.

🗓️5 - 7 July 2026
📍Berlin, Germany

Interreligious and worldview dialogue is one of the most established instruments of peacebuilding and social cohesion in Europe. Yet the evidence of its impact is surprisingly thin. Encounter happens. Representation is secured. But sustained cooperation, shared civic agency, and lasting change in conflict dynamics remain rare.

Recent crises have raised difficult questions about the resilience of dialogue initiatives across Europe: the Russian Orthodox Church’s theological legitimisation of the war against Ukraine, the rupture of Jewish–Muslim dialogue after October 7 and the war in Gaza, and rising antisemitism and anti-Muslim racism despite decades of interreligious dialogue programming.

The uncomfortable question this workshop puts on the table is not how to improve dialogue formats – but whether the concept of dialogue itself has become part of the problem.

We look forward to receiving your application!
❗️Please apply by 10 May 2026 via our website (link in BIO).

Here is an overview of Interreligious-Worldview holidays in April 2026!The Interreligious-Worldview Calendar 2026 invite...
14/04/2026

Here is an overview of Interreligious-Worldview holidays in April 2026!

The Interreligious-Worldview Calendar 2026 invites you to explore the plurality of Europe. The calendar offers an overview of holidays and days of remembrance, reflecting the diversity of our European society. Bringing together knowledge, encounters, traditions, and perspectives from our European networks, the Interreligious-Worldview Calendar is expanded and updated every year. Whether used in educational institutions, organisations, or at home, it opens up new opportunities for meaningful exchange across borders.

We see the calendar as a shared space for interreligious and worldview dialogue – a field of learning rooted in connection. It reflects the purpose of our work: to highlight new ways of fostering cohesion in Europe, actively contribute to overcoming social polarisation, and inspire a resilient European community.

Design:

07/04/2026

Throw back to our public panel “Voices Rising: Rebuilding Bridges. Dialogue, Trust and Solidarity Post-October 7th” in Brussels. Bringing together voices from civil society, academia, media, and political education, the discussion explored how dialogue can be rebuilt in the aftermath of crisis and collective trauma, and how trust and solidarity can be strengthened across communities.

Thank you all for coming!

Video: Elza Lőw

Spring Workshop Impressions Part 3: As partners of TWON, we were excited to join their public event in Brussels together...
02/04/2026

Spring Workshop Impressions Part 3:

As partners of TWON, we were excited to join their public event in Brussels together with our participants, marking the end of three years of research and collaboration.
The discussions explored how Europe can strengthen digital sovereignty and highlighted the key role of research in shaping platform governance.

From policy insights to TWON’s findings and future plans, the evening brought together diverse perspectives from policymakers, researchers, and practitioners – creating space for exchange and new ideas. A valuable moment to connect, reflect, and look ahead toward a more democratic digital public sphere.

Thanks to everyone who joined us!

Photos: Maximiliane Linde

Spring Workshop Impressions Part 2Panel discussion “Rebuilding Bridges: Dialogue, Trust and Solidarity Post-October 7th”...
30/03/2026

Spring Workshop Impressions Part 2

Panel discussion “Rebuilding Bridges: Dialogue, Trust and Solidarity Post-October 7th”

How can dialogue rebuild after crisis and collective trauma? How are AI, platforms, and media shaping narratives and interreligious relations? And what can practitioners working across conflict, discrimination, and community activism teach us?

These questions shaped the final public panel of the Future 500 Spring Workshop at the Representation of North Rhine-Westphalia in Brussels.
Journalists, academics, educators, and civil society practitioners came together in one room – not for a staged conversation, but for a real exchange: perspectives were challenged, pushed, and developed. And what started as a title “Voices Rising: Rebuilding Bridges: Dialogue, Trust and Solidarity Post-October 7th” became reality.

With Camila Piastro ( ), Barbara von Freytag , Furkan Yüksel , and Achim Rettinger (University of Trier & TWON), moderated by Igor Mitchnik ( ).

Read the full report on our website!

Photos: Elza Lőw

Impressions Part 1: Workshops, Discussions, Hackathons, Brainsotmings“Rebuilding Bridges. Dialogue, Trust and Solidarity...
26/03/2026

Impressions Part 1: Workshops, Discussions, Hackathons, Brainsotmings
“Rebuilding Bridges. Dialogue, Trust and Solidarity Post October 7th”
14 – 18 March 2026 | Brussels, Belgium

Sustainable dialogue requires more than mere exchange; it demands robust structures that can withstand crisis. Trust can only be rebuilt when dialogue moves beyond agreement to engage with deep differences – and when people are equipped with the tools to identify misinformation and engage in grounded, informed dialogue.

The Future 500 Spring Workshop started from a blunt premise: dialogue cannot aim at consensus when the ground itself is contested. The goal is staying in conversation despite conflict - moving from “safe spaces” to what participants called “braver spaces.”

Sessions examined how framing, disinformation and algorithmic curation drive polarisation; how antisemitism, racism and the Israel-Palestine discourse carry historical weight that current debates rarely reckon with; and how AI-driven systems shape - and might yet reshape - democratic communication. Contributions from the EU-funded TWON project were particularly striking here. Simulations and group scenarios pushed these questions out of the abstract. So did sessions on community work in Eastern Europe’s conflict and post-conflict settings, where civic engagement survives under conditions most Western practitioners have never faced.

Thank you to all our participants, workshop leaders and speakers 🙌

Read the full report on our website!

First impressions from our Future 500 Spring Workshop in Brussels 
»Rebuilding Bridges: Dialogue, Trust and Solidarity P...
19/03/2026

First impressions from our Future 500 Spring Workshop in Brussels 
»Rebuilding Bridges: Dialogue, Trust and Solidarity Post October 7th«

Over four days, European professionals and emerging leaders from across Europe, from politics, business, academia, the arts, and civil society, came together with one shared conviction: division is not inevitable.

Together, they explored the key questions shaping dialogue and social cohesion today:
How can dialogue be rebuilt after crisis and collective trauma?
What role do AI, platforms, and media play in shaping narratives and interreligious relations?
And how can we create spaces, both online and offline, that foster trust and genuine conversation?

Through workshops and discussions, participants engaged with topics such as conflict and post-conflict community work, overcoming speechlessness in dialogue, polarisation in political discourse, digital diplomacy, and antisemitism and racism in Israel-Palestine social media debates.

The workshop was organised in cooperation with the EU-funded project TWON, which examines the impact of online social networks on democratic discourse and develops recommendations for European policy.

More insights, formats, and reflections coming soon.

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“Voices Rising in Interfaith and Worldview Dialogue” – our 2026 theme highlights the urgency of this moment and our commitment to amplifying those working towards justice, inclusion, and meaningful encounter. Next stop: Future 500 Summer Workshop in Berlin this July.

With gratitude to all contributors!

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