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Turkish delights 
by KRISTINA HERRNDOBLER
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 I am deeply aware that the unprecedented dialogue a-trois in this conference is fraught with new problems which increase the complexity of our meeting. There are places where Christians and Jews will be able to ally themselves against Moslems, and
Moslems and Christians against Jews.
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 The Qur’an calls Christians and Jews “the People of the Book,” meaning those who have a Divinely revealed holy book that they follow. Toward the end of the Makkan era of the Prophet’s life, the Qur’an began to mention these people and gave
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 From the first year of its existence the Journal, at least to a limited extent, dealt with religious dialogue beyond the circle of Christians. Quite appropriately the non-Christians first turned toward were the Jews. Efforts have expanded in that area and will continue even more so in the
future.
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 A New Era of Interfaith Dialogue: American Muslims join more active interfaith dialogue in wake of attacks
St. Louis, MO, Oct. 7, 2001--The
terrorists who attacked the United States on Sept. 11 may have
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 In our increasingly diverse societies, we interact with people of different faiths. At times, this poses a great challenge: something deeply sacred and “true” for one faith might be in stark contrast with what is “true” in another religious tradition. How can we share our values in such a way that the true
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 I. Introduction
Twenty years ago, during the period between the second and third sessions of the Second Vatican Council, two
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In a thoughtful series of reflections on the future of Hindu-Christian
Dialogue, Klaus Klostermaier observes that there are "few Hindus who
are interested in (contemporary) Christian theology, and
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 It can be said that dialogue between Christianity and Islam springs from the essence of Christianity, which is the foremost religion of dialogue. God Himself in the Old Testament, as the God Creator, speaks with man
(cf. Gen. 1:28; 17:1-2, Exod. 3:4-6) and reveals the uniqueness of His
divine existence (cf. Deut. 6:4);
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 1. In Nostra aetate, the Declaration on the Relation of the Church to Non-Christian Religions, the Second Vatican Council teaches that "the Catholic Church rejects nothing of what is true and holy in these religions. She has a high regard for the manner of life and
conduct, the precepts and doctrines which,
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 Dermot A. Lane
The following is a Jewish-Christian Muslim dialogue on Jesus in the form of three brief review articles on a book and a
response by the book's author.
The book is by a Christian, and
the reviews are by a
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 For many, Islam and Christianity have little in common. More than a few Christians misperceive Islam as a religion of the sword and of oppression, while many Muslims see Christianity as permissive and rampant with sin.
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 A qualitative change took place in the relationship between churches
and religions, mostly during this century. While exceptions may be
found in previous centuries, as evidenced by book titles such as Twenty
Centuries of Ecumenism or studies
of some instances of irenic Jewish-Christian or Christian- Muslim
relations,
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 Together, Christians and Muslims encompass nearly half of the world's population. Islam, like Christianity, has an international membership. In 60 countries Muslims comprise the majority. In another 15 nations, they comprise a substantial minority. In Europe, Islam is already the second largest
religious tradition and
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 The Church's attitude to interreligious dialogue is very positive. The documents of Vatican II that addressed religious pluralism made it clear that all religions can be instruments of salvation. The Decree on the Church's Missionary Activity affirmed that there is
truth and grace in the religions "as a sort of secret presence of God."
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 Islam
and Hinduism have been present in the Indian sub-continent for over
1,000 years. During this time there has been a great deal of violence;
even today it is not infrequent. There have also been periods of peace.
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 As every dawn, every sunrise, and every upcoming spring signifies a new beginning and hope, so does every new century and every new millennium. In this respect, within the wheels of time over which we have no control, humanity has always sought a new spark of life, a breath as fresh as the wind of
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 Introduction
Today, people are talking about many things: the danger of war and frequent clashes all over the world, water and air pollution, hunger,
the increasing erosion of moral values, and so on. As a
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 The word “dialogue” derives from two roots: “dia” means “through” and “logos” comprises many overlapping semantic fields and signifies, among others, “word” and “meaning.” For us the word dialogue, which is also used in music and literature,
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 Introduction
Why limit to Christians and Muslims the research that justifies this
article? To be more precise, why not also take into account Jewish
believers? As is known, their faith is chronologically located at the source of the
religious current from which
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