Comparative Theology and Social Work: Exploring Theory and Praxis in Pluralistic Societies

This volume presents insights from the 2025 ITS-Colloquium on Comparative Theology and So-cial Work, exploring how theological concepts and interreligious dialogue inform and critically engage social practice. Drawing on insights from education, psychosocial support, military chaplaincy, and community-building, it reveals the transformative potential of comparative theology in addressing migration, marginalization, and social fragmentation. The contributions critically examine the ethical depth and practical challenges of integrating religious perspectives into social work, offering valuable insights for theory and praxis in pluralistic societies, while also showing the limits and challenges of theoretical models. Overall, when critically and contextually applied, impulses from comparative theology offer both conceptual depth and practical tools for ethical, inclusive, and transformative social engagement.