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Abstract
Identity construction processes in Southeastern Europe and particularly in Serbia have resulted in distinct ideals of identities that are perceived to be incompatible with each other. Such understanding makes it extremely difficult to overcome ethnic, linguistic or religious/confessional boundaries. Almost any interconfessional or interreligious contact is by its nature interethnic and vice versa. Interreligious dialogue therefore faces great challenges but is not impossible to achieve. In the article, highlights and failed attempts from the history of interreligious dialogue initiatives in Serbia and Yugoslavia are presented and perspectives for the future are explored.

AbstractThis article explores the current and probable future challenges faced by the Hungarian-speaking religious communities in northern Serbia as they try to navigate two worlds: the past and the present; cultural identification with Hungary and with Serbia. The mostly Roman Catholic and in smaller number Protestant Hungarians living in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina differ in both language and religious affiliation from the majority Serbian (by and large Orthodox Christian) population. The use of the Hungarian language and the strengthening of a sense of Hungarian identity is an important aspect of the activities their churches perform. By analyzing the socio-political and demographic situation of the Hungarians in Vojvodina, I will explore whether there is a middle road between complete assimilation and hermetical isolation in the religious-cultural-linguistic sense, which is of critical importance regarding the survival of these religious communities.