宗教對話是相對於宗教衡突而來，企圖疏通宗教之間不可避免的宗派性、狹隘性與封閉性，是針對現實所作的逆向操作，具有浪漫的理想色彩，是一種不可為而為之的文明創造，不只是跨宗派、跨信仰，時是跨文化、意識形態，是超越一切形式的群體文化整合，回到宗教的神聖領域，來解消不同宗教體系間的形式衝突，這黎許是宗教信仰真正的目標所在，可是在現實的操作下實存七宗教都無法避開任何有形的形式，在世俗領域上免不了具體利益的分歧與對峙。故宗教對話實際上是一種內容雜且頗有爭議的學術嘗試，企圖以學理的可能性來引導宗機發展的未來面向，其範圍大約有四：一、各宗教間的對話，二、本宗教內的對話，三、宗教與意識形態的對話，四、教對話的基本理論或方法論的問頭。傳統宗教與新興宗教在現代社的相遇，也是整個大時代所造成，同時要對應時空的挑戰，不應消耗在內鬥上面，而應廣結善緣來開展人類靈性的理想出路。「同根」不是罪過，不應相減，而應相加，「分殊」心態與「合同」心態，背後都存在不少相減的動機與糾紛，能否轉換成相加的動力與能量，這須仰賴代人的集體智慧，在精神領域中相互成就，在世俗領域中互放光彩。二十一世紀即將來臨，宗教對話是否能帶給人們新的契機，在精神領域上可以擺脫意識的糾纏，有著神聖認智的共識，在理性、共融的交談氣氛下，促進宗教的普世會通，化解掉各種世俗領域的狹隘心態，讓雙方都能調適上遂，豐富了彼此的信仰。

This paper tries to call for the dialogue between the newly burgeoning religions and religious sects. First I describe the religious phenomena. Then I view the dialogue form four perspectives: 1. the dialogue between religions; 2. the dialogue within a religion itself; 3. the dialogue between religion and ideology; 4. the problems of religion dialogue about fundamental theory or methodology. The dialogue between religions will prevent religions/sects to exhaust their resources by competing with each other. It also calls for a human spirits. Furthermore, I indicate two attitudes in the dialogue: convergence and divergence. These two attitudes both imply the opportunities to positive and negative results of the dialogue. I hope that the positive results will bring a new beginning for the twenty-first century, get rid of the entangles with ideological conflicts, and make progress of the common ground of religious spirits. Through the process of the dialogue, I believe that each religion involved will benefit and enrich itself.