Religion is often perceived as a problem. The conference explored how to make religion a resource for international dialogue and peace. Aware that we can not solve all problems, as scholars we believe that creating spaces of dialogue between and within religions offers valuable opportunities for promoting peace. Religion today is often misused for political purposes and for supporting wars, while secular ideologies try to exclude religion from the public sphere. Persecution and discrimination of religious minorities continue in different parts of the world. Religions are expected to act as a voice for peace, forgiveness, coexistence, tolerance, and understanding. The essence of religion is to celebrate the creation of the world, not its destruction. However, religions have produced a divided society, with divided identities, divided education, divided loyalties, divided worldviews, which may and often does lead to polarization and conflicts. Instead, religions can promote values that bind and unite, inspire flourishing interreligious relations. Who we are? We are scholars of religion. What we want? We want peace among religions, spiritual movements and nonbelievers. What we do? Since 2019, we held an annual conference in North Macedonia, a multireligious. multicultural, and multiethnic country, where we discuss religions’ role in a global and fractious world. WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD RESEVING YOUR ABSTRACTS!!! Professor Zoran Matevski, PhD President of the International Scientific Programme Board Chairholder of the UNESCO Chair in Intercultural Studies and Research at Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje Professor Ratko Duev, PhD Director of the Centre for Intercultural Studies and Research at the Faculty of Philosophy at Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje Ivana Hadzievska, M.Sc. President of the Organizing Committee Faculty of Philosophy at Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje FOR MORE INFORMATION: http://icrd.fzf.ukim.edu.mk/