Introduction: “for six strange weeks they had acted as if they were friends”

Abstract

Religion can heal but it can certainly hurt as well. Hence, this collection of essays addresses some aspects of the issues of religious stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination, and considers a range of important topics that haunt our societies today. When stereotyping becomes the oxygen we inhale, when it is so important to us that we cannot see how we can survive without it, what can and should we do? This book is not only critical, but also constructive; it not only explores, it also opposes stereotyping.