Shia Islam

CIBEDO (Christlich-Islamische Begegnungs- und Dokumentationsstelle, the Christian-Muslim Encounter and Documentation Centre of the German Bishops’ Conference) is hosting a colloquium on Shia Islam on 20 and 21 November 2026 in Frankfurt, in partnership with the Chair for Catholic Theology in Dialogue with Islam at Sankt Georgen Graduate School of Philosophy and Theology.

Announced speakers include Rainer Brunner (University of Freiburg), Fatima Tofighi (University of Bonn), and Fr Markus Solo Kewuta SVD of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue (invited, pending confirmation). The colloquium builds on the scholarly momentum led by Dirk Ansorge and Tobias Specker, members of Pluriel‘s scientific committee.

The full programme is forthcoming.

La CIBEDO (Christlich-Islamische Begegnungs- und Dokumentationsstelle de la Conférence des évêques d’Allemagne) organise les 20 et 21 novembre 2026 à Francfort un colloque consacré à l’islam chiite, en collaboration avec la chaire « Théologie catholique en relation avec l’islam » de la Phil.-Theol. Hochschule Sankt Georgen.

Parmi les intervenants annoncés figurent notamment Rainer Brunner (Université de Freiburg), Fatima Tofighi (Université de Bonn) et le père Markus Solo Kewuta SVD du Dicastère pour le dialogue interreligieux (sollicité). Le colloque s’inscrit dans la dynamique scientifique animée par Dirk Ansorge et Tobias Specker, membres du comité scientifique de Pluriel.

Programme détaillé à venir.

إنّ CIBEDO — مركزَ اللقاء والتوثيق المسيحيّ-الإسلاميّ التابع لمؤتمر الأساقفة الكاثوليك في ألمانيا — تُنظّم ندوةً حول الإسلام الشيعيّ يومَي 20 و21 نوفمبر 2026 بفرانكفورت، وذلك بالتعاون مع كرسيّ «اللاهوت الكاثوليكيّ في حوار مع الإسلام» في مدرسة سانكت غيورغن العليا للفلسفة واللاهوت.

Christlich-Islamische Begegnungs- und Dokumentationsstelle (CIBEDO)

فضلاً عن ذلك، من أبرز المتحدّثين المُعلَنين: راينر برونر (جامعة فرايبورغ)، وفاطمة توفيقي (جامعة بون)، والأب ماركوس سولو كيوتا من الرهبنة الفربويّة (SVD)، من دائرة الحوار بين الأديان (قيد التأكيد). وتندرج هذه الندوةُ ضمن الديناميّة العلميّة التي يقودها ديرك أنسورغه وتوبياس شبيكر، عضوَا اللجنة العلميّة للمنصّة.

البرنامج التفصيلي قيد الإعداد.

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