Muslim awakening and the Christian world. Pragmatics of inter- -religious dialogue in the post-revolutionary Iran

Abstract

The Islamic revolution in Iran caused the process of rebuilding the state’s political system and redefining its position in international system. The inter-religious dialogue became a useful tool in both internal and external state’s policy. Within Iranian political system the dialogue took more pragmatic character and was interpreted in the context of social and political changes. In internal policy it became an important factor for defining the religious minorities’ rights (Zoroastrians, Jews, Christians), in external – a part of foreign policy. It refers, above all, relations between Iran and the Holy See, intensifying initiatives for a deeper understanding doctrines and structure of the Roman Catholic Church.