25 Years of Witnessing to the Word in Thailand 225 He says Asia, as the most populous continent in the world and the home of the World’s major religious traditions, is where religion and culture are closely intertwined. “In an era challenged by increasing social polarisation, misinformation and cultural divide, the ARC has proved to be effective in bringing scholarly people from different cultural backgrounds and religious traditions together to investigate, discuss and share research that fosters intercultural and interreligious dialogue and relationship on an academic level,” Fr Anthony says. “Through its programs and research outputs, in particular the semi-annual scholarly journal ‘Religion and Social Communication,’ the ARC has nurtured and disseminated to a wider audience the concerns, ideas and works of established scholars and supported up-and-coming researchers in the field. “It is hoped that the concerns of the ARC will continue in the years to come, thanks to the support of agencies and individuals that recognise the value of the work that the ARC has done in the past, is doing in the present, and will do in the future.”
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