In actual fact many different kinds of dialogue take place and it is important to recognize the value of this . The most common is the dialogue of life that goes on in all situations of plurality. Christians, Muslims, Jews, Hindus, Buddhists, people of many different faiths in fact, live and work together sharing a common life. Even though these dialogues go unnoted and are not consciously religious, we should recognize their importance in the building up of human relationships. A similar dialogue also takes place where people of different traditions come together to struggle for justice, peace, human rights and other issues that concern society as a whole.
Organized dialogue is of three types.
In addition to clarifying points of differences, such dialogues hope to facilitate the building up of trust and openness between religious groups. The dialogue of life in action. Here genuine attempts are made to arrive at a common appreciation of the way in which each religious tradition has sought to explain and approach reality. These dialogues help in breaking down prejudices and misconceptions accumulated over centuries. They enrich, enlarge, challenge and correct the way some religions have understood and approached religious life in other traditions.