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30/05/26
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Marseille: ICM Inaugurates the Chair of Theology in Dialogue with Islam under the Patronage of Christian de Chergé
On Saturday 30 May 2026, the Catholic Institute of the Mediterranean (ICM, Marseille) inaugurated the Chair of Theology in Dialogue with Islam, placed under the patronage of Christian de Chergé. The opening...
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Special issue “Islam and Interreligious Dialogue” in Laval théologique et philosophique
The journal Laval théologique et philosophique has just released, in its volume 82, issue 1 (2026), a special issue devoted to Islam and interreligious dialogue, coordinated by Guy-Raymond Sarkis (Saint Jos...
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12/05/26
AGENDA
World religions: understanding, dialogue, action (online webinar, May 12, 2026)
Webinar organized by the Institute of Science and Theology of Religions (ISTR) of the Institut Catholique de Paris (ICP) and Theologicum Online, on Tuesday May 12, 2026, from 6:30 to 7:30 PM (Paris time), o...
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Conference “New proposals in interreligious studies” (Lyon, 22 April 2026)
On Wednesday 22 April 2026, from 5 to 6 p.m., the Faculty of Theology at UCLy (Catholic University of Lyon) will host a session devoted to new proposals in interreligious studies. The meeting will feature t...
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to 08/06/26 to 09/06/26
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Conference “The Theology of Religions Reinventing and Transforming Itself” (Paris, 8–9 June 2026)
Faced with growing religious diversity and the transformations of the contemporary world, how should we rethink the theology of religions today? On 8 and 9 June 2026, the Faculty of Theology of the Institut...
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Christian–Muslim Dialogue in Focus: symposium of the Higher Education for Social Transformation research group in Innsbruck
Innsbruck, Austria. From October 29–31, 2024, the Faculty of Theology at the University of Innsbruck hosted the Kircher Network’s Higher Education for Social Transformation (HEST) workshop on Christia...
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01/04/25
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The Abu Dhabi Declaration on Human Fraternity: A Counter-Model for Interreligious Dialogue?
Lyon, France. On Tuesday, April 1st 2025 at 6:30 PM, the Catholic University of Lyon welcomes Cardinal Jean-Paul Vesco, Archbishop of Algiers, for a conference entitled “The Abu Dhabi Declaration on H...
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25/09/24
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Conference “Christian Thought, Muslim Thought, and Societal Issues” with Michel Younès and Mohammad Ali Amir-Moezzi
Launch event for the “Theologies in Dialogue” chair on the theme “Christian thought, Muslim thought and societal issues” on Wednesday, September 25 at 6:30 PM at the Carnot campus of...
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Comparative Theology Europe (CTE) Conference on “The Special Relationships of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam as a Challenge for Comparative Theology”
In the American context, most comparative theologians developed their field of research out of the encounter of Christianity and the Eastern religions. In centers of comparative theology in Europe, for exam...
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International Meeting on Comparative Theology “Religion and Temporality” 2024
From August 29 to 30, 2024, the next IMoC conference will be held in Bonn on the theme “Religion and Temporality”. The call for papers is open until April 30 and is addressed to both doctoral st...
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07/07/24
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Tenth anniversary of the chair “Catholic Theology in the face of Islam” at the Sankt Georgen PTH College (Frankfurt)
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Emmanuel Pisani: “The thought of al-Ghazali provides a basis for freedom of conscience”
Interview. On the occasion of the publication of his thesis about Abu Hamid Al-Ghazali, which won the Mohamed Arkoun Prize in 2016, Emmanuel Pisani, director of the Dominican Institute of Oriental Studies i...
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An HDR on “Christian approaches to Islam
On 16 September, Mr Michel Younès defended his Habilitation to direct research at the École pratique des hautes études. The title of his work was: "Christian approaches to Islam".
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Alberto Fabio Ambrosio
Théologien et historien des religions, spécialiste du soufisme
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Jean-Claude Angoula
Prêtre spiritain ; enseignant au Theologicum (Institut catholique de Paris) ; directeur de la revue Spiritus
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Dirk Ansorge
Professeur en théologie dogmatique
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Laurent Basanese
Chef de bureau au Dicastère pour le Dialogue Interreligieux (Saint-Siège) et professeur à l’Université pontificale grégorienne de Rome
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Jean-Claude Basset
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Beate Bengard
Professeure associée en théologie systématique à la Faculté de théologie autonome de l’Université de Genève
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Antonio Navarro Carmona
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Malek Chaïeb
Chercheur associé au CECR
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Thierry-Marie Courau
Professeur et doyen honoraire du Theologicum, Institut catholique de Paris
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Issa Diab
Professeur en études sémitiques
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Jean Patrick Nkolo Fanga
Théologien pratique, directeur de l’Institut œcuménique de théologie Al Mowafaqa (Rabat), spécialiste du ministère pastoral, de l’homilétique et de la gouvernance ecclésiale en Afrique
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Jaume Flaquer Garcia
Professeur de dialogue interreligieux, théologie des religions et islamologie
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Florence Javel
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Toni Kahwaji
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Ahmed Kaza
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Gabriel Khairallah
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Mariangela Laviano
Professeur adjoint à l’Institut pontifical d’études arabes et islamiques (PISAI, Rome) et professeur adjoint à l’Université pontificale du Latran (PUL, Rome)
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Ignace Ndongala Maduku
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Anja Middelbeck-Varwick
Professeure de théologie des religions et de sciences des religions, Département de théologie catholique, Université Goethe de Francfort-sur-le-Main
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Adnane Mokrani
Professeur agrégé à l’Université pontificale grégorienne (Rome), chercheur membre de la Fondation Jean XXIII pour les études religieuses (FSCIRE)
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Claudio Monge
Directeur du DoStI, Centre d’Etudes Dominicains d’Istanbul
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Jad Moufarrej
Doctorant en théologie comparative à l’Université catholique de Lyon, chargé de mission au CECR
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François Ndzana
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Jean-Jacques Pérennès
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Emmanuel Pisani
Directeur de l’Institut dominicain d’études orientales (IDEO, Le Caire)
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Wasim Salman
Professeur de pensée arabo-islamique contemporaine à l’Institut pontifical d’études arabes et islamiques (PISAI)
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Guy-Raymond Sarkis
Enseignant-chercheur à l’Université Saint-Joseph et à l’Université La Sagesse au Liban
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Virgilio Sottana
Professeur de théologie systématique et théologie des religions
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Tobias Specker
Professeur adjoint pour la “Théologie catholique à la lumière de l’Islam” à Francfort
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Nayla Tabbara
Présidente de la Fondation Adyan, professeur en Sciences des Religions et Etudes Islamiques
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Roula Talhouk
Directrice de l’Institut d’études islamo-chrétiennes, Université Saint Joseph de Beyrouth. Professeur en théologie et anthropologie religieuse.
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Christian Troll
Professeur de théologie honoraire
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Anne-Sophie Vivier-Muresan
Doyenne du Theologicum (Faculté de théologie et de sciences religieuses), Institut catholique de Paris ; théologienne et anthropologue
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Michel Younès
Professeur en théologie et islamologie
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Leo XIV’s encyclical Magnifica Humanitas and the Pluriel working group on AI-assisted interreligious dialogue
- Wael Saleh
Text by Wael Saleh, researcher at the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) and member of the Pluriel coordination committee. The simultaneous appearance of Leo XIV’s encyclical Magnifica Humanitas, ...
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The Recognition of a Hummingbird. Essays on Interreligious Dialogue and Missionary Work (2007-2025)
- Rémi Caucanas
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From Lavigerie to PISAI: The Institutional History of the Missionaries of Africa’s Engagement with Islam
Delivered on 21 May 2026 at the Pontifical Institute for Arabic and Islamic Studies (PISAI) in Rome, this lecture opens the series of conferences marking the institute’s centenary (1926-2026). Fr. Mou...
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For a Christian Theology of Religions
- Michel Younès
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Intercultural Theology
- Jean Patrick Nkolo Fanga
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Bells and Muezzin in Harmony: Dialogue with Islam as a Spiritual Responsibility
- Timo Güzelmansur
Article by Timo Güzelmansur published under the title Glocken und Muezzin im Einklang. Der Dialog mit dem Islam als geistliche Verantwortung in Herder Korrespondenz (special issue devoted to Pope Leo XIV, 1...
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Maurice Borrmans and the Crisis of Christian-Muslim Dialogue. Islamic studies in Question?
- Florence Javel
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Opening address of the Cordoba congress
- Michel Younès
On Tuesday 10 February 2026 in Cordoba, Michel Younès, general coordinator of Pluriel and dean of the Faculty of Theology of the Catholic University of Lyon (UCLy), delivered the opening address of the plat...
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Maurice Borrmans (1925-2017), an Islamologist Defending Christian-Muslim Dialogue
- Florence Javel
On 19 February 2026, in the Maurice Borrmans Library of the Pontifical Institute for Arabic and Islamic Studies (PISAI) in Rome, Florence Javel, who holds a PhD in theology from the Catholic University of L...
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The theme of the Cordoba congress
- Emmanuel Pisani
An opening presentation of the stakes of the 5th international congress of the University Platform for Research on Islam (Pluriel), held in Cordoba from 10 to 14 February 2026 on the theme “Ethics and...
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Opening Up Space: Universalism as a Prophetic Task in Interreligious Responsibility
- Michaela Quast-Neulinger
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“Schede per conoscere l’Islam”: a CEI-PISAI Tool Coordinated by Valentino Cottini
- Valentino Cottini
Presented on 10 November 2025 at the Pontifical Institute for Arabic and Islamic Studies (PISAI) in Rome, the volume Schede per conoscere l’Islam (“Factsheets to Know Islam”) is a project of the Itali...
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Bachelor in comparative theology of religions
Dealing with religions and their claims to truth is more urgent today than ever. A peaceful coexistence of the religions will only become a reality if the religions are taken seriously in their validity cla...
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Bachelor in Islamic-Christian Studies
Given the growing importance of interfaith dialogue as an entry point for achieving peace and promoting the values of coexistence in many societies, particularly in Lebanon and the Arab world, the Institute...
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Canonical Licence in Theology, specialising in Religions, Dialogue and Mission
This course of study aims to provide the basis for applied theological research, the foundations and tools for theological reflection on mission, religions and dialogue, with a first experience of the encou...