ABSTRACT
Dialogue of cultures has operative values such as inclusiveness, mutuality, solidarity and hospitality. The solidarity that emerges from a dialogue of cultures always is accompanied with a horizon of a shared life and what we have in common as humans. The response that one offers to the other in dialogue is an act of openness and solidarity that condemns all forms of violence. The idea of a clash of civilizations is suspicious of mans capacity to dialogue and a civilizations possibility to evolve as a living organism. Diversity is the driving force for a more fulfilling moral, spiritual and intellectual life. Diversity is thus an asset that is indispensable for avoiding cultural entrenchment and preventing conflict among nations. The claim that dialogical citizenship rests on the authority of tradition in general denies the possibility of critical self-reflection and its ability to break with the dogmatic elements in every tradition of thought which works against any effort of dialogue.
