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to 19/03/27 to 20/03/27
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The Composition of the Qur’an: Structure, Style and Meaning
On 19 and 20 March 2027, the Dominican Institute for Oriental Studies (IDEO) in Cairo will host the international conference “The Composition of the Qur’an: Structure, Style & Meaning,” co-o...
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IDEO and Orient-Institut Beirut issue a call for papers on the composition of the Qur’an
The Dominican Institute for Oriental Studies (IDEO) in Cairo and the Orient-Institut Beirut (OIB) have issued a call for papers for the international conference “The Composition of the Qur’an: Structu...
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A Swiss Centre for Islam and Society certificate to train chaplains in Muslim spiritual care in public institutions
From January to November 2027, the Swiss Centre for Islam and Society (SCIS) at the University of Fribourg, a partner institution of Pluriel, will offer the third edition of its Certificate of Advanced Stud...
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“Dialogue between Islam and Christianity”: Michel Younès in conversation with Chems-eddine Hafiz
On 4 July 2026, the Great Mosque of Paris released a new episode of “The Rector’s Podcast”: Chems-eddine Hafiz welcomes Michel Younès, General Coordinator of Pluriel and Dean of the Faculty of Theology at t...
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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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22/06/26
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The dialogue between the Islam of the brotherhoods and Catholicism as a contribution to stability in Senegal, by Pierre-Marie Niang OP
The Kircher Network (Jesuit Higher Education in Europe and the Near East) is organising a webinar with Father Pierre-Marie Niang, a Senegalese Dominican, on the role of the dialogue between the Islam of the...
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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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21/05/26
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“Islam and Muslims”, by Michel Younès
On Thursday 21 May 2026 at 6:30 pm, the Institut Français de Civilisation Musulmane (IFCM) in Lyon will host a lecture by Michel Younès, Professor of Theology and Islamic Studies at the Catholic University ...
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12/05/26
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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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Michel Younès: “Shedding academic light on societal issues is one of Pluriel’s core missions”
Interview. On the occasion of the publication of L’islam et les musulmans. Doctrines, écoles et tendances actuelles (Cerf, 2026), Michel Younès, Professor of Theology at the Université catholique de Lyon an...
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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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100 Years of the PISAI: Call for Papers for the International Congress in Rome, 11–12 December 2026
PISAI, Rome. The year 2026 marks the centenary of the foundation of the Pontifical Institute for Arabic and Islamic Studies (PISAI), a training, study, and research institute dedicated to religious dialogue...
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Call for Papers: The Abu Dhabi Declaration and New Forms of Citizenship
Call for Papers. The Research Center on Religions, Law and Economies in the Mediterranean Area (REDESM) at the University of Insubria, in collaboration with the Pluriel network and the Anawati Chair at the ...
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Videos: Rewatch the Congress Introductory Webinar
Videos. On Thursday 16 October 2025, Pluriel hosted its Introductory Webinar, “Ethics and Aesthetics in Islamic Heritage: Continuities, Transformations and Reinventions in Muslim Societies,” as ...
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Call for Papers — “Of Priests and Sufis: Revisiting Catholic Scholarship on Islamic Mysticism” (IDEO, Cairo, 6–7 June 2026)
International conference at the Dominican Institute for Oriental Studies (IDEO), Cairo, 6–7 June 2026, within the MSCA Horizon Europe project SEMENSUF – Seminal Sufism in Motion. Coordinated by the Catholic...
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07/05/25
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Webinar. An Anglican Perspective on Interfaith Marriages in England
As part of the Kircher Online Lectures, a public webinar will be held on Tuesday, May 7th at 4 PM (Central European Time). Entitled “Intimate Diversity: An Anglican perspective on interfaith marriage ...
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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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to 24/06/25 to 26/06/25
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International Conference “Muslim Chaplaincy. Practice, Research and Recognition”
Switzerland. The Swiss Centre for Islam and Society is organizing an international conference titled “Muslim Chaplaincy: Practices, Research and Recognition” from June 24-26, 2025, at the Univer...
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14/02/25
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Marian devotion in Christianity and Islam
On Friday, February 14, 2025, from 10 AM to 6 PM, the Catholic Institute of Paris is hosting a study day dedicated to Mary, a figure shared between Christians and Muslims. In a world where interfaith dialog...
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Diego Sarrió Cucarella, member of Pluriel and specialist in Islamic-Christian dialogue, appointed bishop in Algeria
Saturday, January 25, 2025. Pope Francis has appointed Father Diego Ramón Sarrió Cucarella as the new bishop of the Diocese of Laghouat-Ghardaïa in Algeria on January 25, 2025. President of the Pontifical I...
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Three contributions by Laurent Basanese in Pro Dialogo 2024/3
The latest issue of Pro Dialogo, the annual journal of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue (Holy See), features three contributions signed Laurent Basanese, Head of Office at the Dicastery and profess...
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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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to 15/07/25 to 23/07/25
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Cairo: Registration Open for 2025 Summer School “Citizenship and Religious Pluralism”
As part of the Anawati Chair “Combating Religious Extremism through Interfaith Dialogue”, the Dominican Institute for Oriental Studies in Cairo, in partnership with the University of Insubria (V...
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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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07/05/24
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Webinar “The Muslim Difference” with Youshaa Patel (Lafayette College, United States)
“ May 7, 2024 at 4 pm (UTC+1). Presentation and discussion about the book “”The Muslim Difference. Defining the Line between Believers and Unbelievers from Early Islam to the Present”...
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03/05/24
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Study day “The emergence of Islam in a Christian context” in Lyon
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26/10/23
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Christian Theological Engagement with Islam: a Study Day at PISAI
This hybrid event seeks to promote Christian theological reflection on Islam by offering opportunity for discussion of some of the many essays in this field recently published in the 2022 volume of PISAI’s ...
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to 06/07/23 to 08/07/23
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Justice / International Meeting on Comparative Theology
The International Meeting on Comparative Theology is an annual conference aimed at connecting PhD students and young researchers working in the field of Comparative Theology all around the world. Since 2016...
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DEADLINE : 30/01/23
CALL FOR PAPER
Justice / Call for papers
International Meeting on Comparative Theology University of Bonn6-8 July, 2023 The International Meeting on Comparative Theology is an annual conference aimed at connecting PhD students and young resea...
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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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Innsbruck / Michaela Quast-Neulinger appointed full professor in fundamental theology and religious studies
Pluriel congratulates Michaela Quast-Neulinger on her new professorship. Michaela has been very involved in the development of our platform since its inception and is a member of the scientific committee. S...
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to 02/12/22 to 04/12/22
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Defining Islamic Comparative Theology / Conference
This conference aims to be a first step to programmatically and conceptionally explore the possibility of a genuinely Islamic Comparative Theology. Organized by the Centre for Comparative Theology and Cultu...
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to 18/03/22 to 19/03/22
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“Religions and Nationalisms” — ISTR Symposium
The Institute of Science and Theology of Religions (ISTR) of the Institut catholique de Paris is organising a symposium to understand and analyse the rise of “religious nationalism”. Born in Eur...
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to 16/06/22 to 01/01/70
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‘Religion and Health’ – International meeting on comparative theology
At the Faculty of Theology of the University of Paderborn, from May 16th to 18th, 2022. A cooperation between the Center of Comparative Theology (ZeKK/Paderborn) and the newly founded Center of Comparative ...
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DEADLINE : 15/03/22
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Call for papers / Religion and Health
International Meeting on Comparative Theology Theological Faculty Paderborn June 16-18th, 2022. In partnership with Bonn University Health, healing and religious believes are linked in various ways. Sufferi...
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to 18/11/21 to 19/11/21
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Conference / Religious authority in Islam
Conference organised by the Centre d’études des cultures et des religions (UCLy, Lyon) on 18 and 19 November 2021 Presentation Being a repository of authority or being recognised as a place of authori...
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DEADLINE : 15/09/21
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Religions and Freedom of speech
Conference organized by Lyon catholic University on May, 9th and 10th, 2022 Présentation Le 16 octobre 2020, Samuel Paty professeur de l’Éducation Nationale, perdait la vie sous les coups d’...
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The videos of the webinar ‘Islam and Otherness – Focus Lebanon’ are available
The opening webinar of the 3rd international congress of the PLURIEL network was held on 13 April 2021 on the theme “Islam and Otherness with a focus on the Lebanese experience. The replay has been or...
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13/04/21
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Webinar ‘Islam & Otherness – Focus Lebanon’ April 13th, 2021
To open the 3rd International Congress of PLURIEL, which will exceptionally extend over two years, we are offering a one-afternoon webinar on Tuesday, April 13, 2021 from 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm. The jurist Raja...
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DEADLINE : 12/03/21
CALL FOR PAPER
Call for Papers “Friendship”
Conference on Comparative Theology 2021, June 10th-11th
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to 09/08/21 to 13/08/21
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Summer School 2020: Justice and Mercy. Discussing the Divine Attributes in Muslim-Christian Dialogue.
Organised by the University of Paderborn, Germany; and part of the project “Building bridges between traditional thought and analytical philosophy – Rethinking Divine Attributes in Islam and Christianity” w...
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16/12/20
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Webinar : Religions and secularism: the challenge of intransigence
Wednesday December 16th, 6.30PM (online) In a context marked by extremism, radicalism, separatism and communitarianism, French society is experiencing an intensification of identity-based and militant withd...
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A new director for the Dominican Institute for Oriental Studies
A new director at IDEO, Cairo
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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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“The word of God and the language of men” rewarded
P. Tobias SPECKER S.J., holder of the chair of Catholic theology in the light of Islam at the Jesuit Faculty of Philosophy and Theology “Sankt Georgen” in Frankfurt, is the first winner of the &...
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Launch of a new research group in Rome
The Centro Studi Interreligiosi della Gregoriana and PISAI launch a research group on the theme of Fraternity.
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Publication
Conversaciones transformadoras. Una metodología para el diálogo islamo-cristiano en el campo del pensamiento social religioso
Inaugural Speech of the Academic year at the Faculty of Theology of Granada, Spain
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Religion and temporality (Bonn, Germany)
Religion and temporality intersect in profound ways, shaping individuals, societies, and the course of history. From the cyclical rhythms of ritual and sacred time to the eschatological visions of the futur...
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Islam and Otherness: Contextualizations, Transformations, and Influences
From a cross-section of dogmas, discourses, doctrines and reference texts, the contributions aim to examine, from a specific angle of approach (philosophical, theological, political, religious, anthropologi...
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For a new Mediterranean. Space for dialogue and prophecies of peace
Following the research work on the Document on Human Fraternity for World Peace and Common Coexistence signed by Pope Francis and the Grand Imam of al-Azhar Ahmad al-Tayyeb in Abu Dhabi on 4 February 2019, ...
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HIWAR – Building bridges with Islam (Madrid)
Project HIWAR was conceived on the grounds of a group of researchers from the Universidad Pontificia Comillas that had the committed dedication to converse, get closer to and build bridges with Islam. Makin...
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Religion – Violence – Communication – World Order (Innsbruck)
RGKW (Religion-Gewalt-Kommunikation-Weltordnung) is an interdisciplinary centre of research based at the Faculty of Catholic Theology (Innsbruck). It conducts fundamental research in the field of religion-c...
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Theology of Prophecy in Dialogue (Bonn) (closed)
Research group of the University of Paderborn. The Qur’anic approach to prophecy challenges Jewish and Christian perspectives for a variety of reasons. The Qur’an seems to have some concrete features of pr...
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The document on Human Fraternity: theological, philosophical and social reflections and developments (Rome)
Study on the theme of fraternity from the Abu Dhabi Document on HUMAN FRATERNITY FOR WORLD PEACE AND LIVING TOGETHETR, signed by Pope Francis and the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar on February 4, 2019
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Theological perception of the other and cross-views in a plural religious context (Beirut)
Comparative study of university curricula on religious pluralism and dialogue in Lebanon
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Authority and Regulation in Islam (Lyon)
After a research programme on religious, Islamic and Biblical fundamentalism, and a deconstructivist approach to fundamentalism, we thought it was important to approach the notion of authority in link with ...
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Qur’anic Approaches to Jesus Christ in the Perspective of Comparative Theology (Closed)
The project will therefore scrutinize whether it is feasible, from a particularly Christian perspective, to recognize the Quranic appreciations of Jesus of Nazareth as a form of Christology, which could pos...
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Diego Alonso-Lasheras
Professeur de théologie morale et d’éthique sociale (jésuite), Université pontificale grégorienne de Rome
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Alberto Fabio Ambrosio
Théologien et historien des religions, spécialiste du soufisme
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Ziaka Angeliki
Professeure de sciences des religions à l’Université Aristote de Thessalonique, directrice du programme d’études musulmanes
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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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Samir Arbache
Professeur en théologie et histoire des religions
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Constance Arminjon
Directrice d’études en Histoire intellectuelle du shi’isme contemporain
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Jean-Marc Balhan
Guest lecturer at the Centre Sèvres, Priest in Ankara
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Maryam Ballout
Assistant to the Cluster on Christian-Muslim Relations of the HEST Programme of the Jesuit Universities of Europe (Kircher Network)
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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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Souraya Bechealany
Professeure de théologie dogmatique ; directrice du Centre de recherche en sciences religieuses (CRSR), Faculté des sciences religieuses, Université Saint-Joseph de Beyrouth
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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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Ridouane Bisdaoune
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Pascale Blua
Doctorante en Théologie à Domuni Universitas
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Ambrogio Bongiovanni
Directeur du Centre d’études interreligieuses de l’Université pontificale grégorienne
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Vanessa Breidy
Docteure en études islamiques (PISAI, Rome)
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Antonio Navarro Carmona
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Bénédicte Du Chaffaut
Chercheur au Centre d’Études des Cultures et des Religions de l’Université catholique de Lyon
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Malek Chaïeb
Chercheur associé au CECR
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Valentino Cottini
Islamologue, ancien doyen et professeur du PISAI (Rome), ancien directeur de la revue Islamochristiana ; chanoine de la cathédrale de Vérone
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Thierry-Marie Courau
Professeur et doyen honoraire du Theologicum, Institut catholique de Paris
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Diego Sarrió Cucarella
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Issa Diab
Professeur en études sémitiques
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Cornelia Dockter
Assistant de recherche en christologie et théologie comparée
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Jean Druel
Chercheur à l’Institut Dominicain d’Études Orientales (IDEO), Le Caire
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José Luis Llaquet de Entrambasaguas
Professeur titulaire de droit ecclésiastique de l’État, Université Loyola Andalousie
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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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Mohammad Haghani Fazl
Postdoctorant au sein du Séminaire de Théologie islamique de l’Université de Paderborn.
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Antoine Fleyfel
Professeur de philosophie et de théologie. Directeur de l’Institut Chrétiens d’Orient.
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Jaume Flaquer Garcia
Professeur de dialogue interreligieux, théologie des religions et islamologie
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Hicham Abdel Gawad
Docteur en sciences des religions, écrivain et formateur aux faits religieux en société
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René-Vincent Du Grandlaunay
Directeur de la bibliothèque de l’Idéo
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Xavier Gravend-Tirole
Professeur adjoint en éthique et spiritualité à l’Institut d’études religieuses de l’Université de Montréal
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Timo Güzelmansur
Directeur (Geschäftsführer) du CIBEDO (service de la Conférence épiscopale allemande pour le dialogue islamo-chrétien), Francfort-sur-le-Main
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Cordula Heupts
Chercheuse (projet de transfert de la théologie comparée vers la société), universités de Bonn et de Paderborn
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Damian Howard
Prêtre jésuite, spécialiste des relations islamo-chrétiennes ; Honorary Fellow, Campion Hall (Oxford)
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Amir Jajé
Docteur en études orientales, spécialiste du chiisme.
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Florence Javel
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Rafael Vázquez Jiménez
Professeur de théologie dogmatique, œcuménisme et dialogue interreligieux
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Justin Jones
Professeur associé en Sciences des religions, Faculté de théologie et de religion
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Toni Kahwaji
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Ahmed Kaza
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Saria Khabsa
Doctorante en théologie fondamentale, Theologicum, ICP
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Mouhanad Khorchide
Professeur d’université pour l’éducation religieuse islamique
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Elisa Klapheck
Rabbin (Egalitärer Minjan, Francfort) ; professeure d’études juives au ZeKK, Université de Paderborn ; présidente de la Conférence générale des rabbins
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Pierre Lacoste
Pastor of the Free Church of Pessac (Bordeaux)
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Benjamin Latouche
Prêtre catholique et chercheur, membre du laboratoire d’islamologie du Centre d’études des cultures et des religions (CECR) de l’Université catholique de Lyon
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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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Romain Louge
Prêtre du diocèse de Marseille, docteur en théologie de l’Université catholique de Lyon
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Ignace Ndongala Maduku
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Andrea Mandonico
Professeur invité au Centre d’études inter-religieuses de l’Université pontificale grégorienne
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Myriam Di Marco
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Carmen Marquez
Professeure de théologie (dogmatique et fondamentale), Universidad Pontificia Comillas ; experte en œcuménisme et dialogue interreligieux
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Julio Martinez
Professeur de théologie morale à l’Universidad Pontificia Comillas (ancien recteur), spécialiste de la liberté religieuse et du dialogue interreligieux
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Ysé Tardan Masquelier
Historienne des religions, spécialiste de l’hindouisme et du yoga
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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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Wolfgang Palaver
Professeur d’éthique sociale
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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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Michaela Quast-Neulinger
Professeure de théologie fondamentale et d’études religieuses à la faculté de théologie catholique d’Innsbruck
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Gabriel Said Reynolds
Professeur en théologie et islamologie
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Salma Rouyett
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Raja Sakrani
Jurist and Reserach coordinator
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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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Almudena Soler Sánchez
Docteure en dialogue interreligieux, faculté de théologie de l’Université Loyola (Grenade)
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Youssouf Sangare
Maître de conférences en Civilisation contemporaine et monde arabe, Université Clermont Auvergne
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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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Hansjörg Schmid
Directeur du Centre suisse “Islam et société”
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Piotr Sękowski
Chercheur en études arabes et islamiques à l’Institut pontifical d’études arabes et d’islamologie (PISAI) de Rome
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Thom Sicking
Membre du Centre de recherche en sciences religieuses (CRSR), Faculté des sciences religieuses, Université Saint-Joseph de Beyrouth
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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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Klaus von Stosch
Professeur de théologie catholique
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Nayla Tabbara
Présidente de la Fondation Adyan, professeur en Sciences des Religions et Etudes Islamiques
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Davide Tacchini
Chercheur au Jena Center for Reconciliation Studies (Friedrich-Schiller-Universität, Iéna) ; professeur adjoint de langue et littérature arabes (Université de Parme)
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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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Erwin Tanner
Director of Missio Switzerland (Director of the Pontifical Missionary Works in Switzerland)
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Muna Tatari
Professeure de théologie systématique islamique (Kalam), Institut de théologie islamique de Paderborn (PIIT), Université de Paderborn
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Christian Troll
Professeur de théologie honoraire
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Gonzalo Villagrán
Professeur d’éthique sociale chrétienne à l’Universidad Loyola ; adjoint du président de la Conférence des provinciaux jésuites d’Europe (Bruxelles)
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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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Ida Zilio-Grandi
Professeur de langue et littérature arabes, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, IT
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“War and peace”, by Adrien Candiard
On Wednesday 20 May 2026, the Dominican Institute for Oriental Studies (IDEO) hosted in Cairo a lecture by Brother Adrien Candiard, Dominican and Islamologist, on the theme “War and peace”. Face...
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Kenneth Cragg and the Event of the Qur’an
- Timo Güzelmansur
Article by Timo Güzelmansur published under the title Kenneth Cragg und das Ereignis des Koran on the theological portal feinschwarz.net (12 June 2026, open access). Timo Güzelmansur presents the Anglican t...
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publication
The Recognition of a Hummingbird. Essays on Interreligious Dialogue and Missionary Work (2007-2025)
- Rémi Caucanas
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videos
Interreligious Dialogue and Ethnic Nationalisms in the Balkans
At the invitation of PISAI (Pontifical Institute for Arabic and Islamic Studies, Rome) and Georgetown University, Ahmet Alibašić, professor of Islamic civilization at the Faculty of Islamic Studies in Saraj...
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publication
For a Christian Theology of Religions
- Michel Younès
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publication
Intercultural Theology
- Jean Patrick Nkolo Fanga
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article
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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Islam and Muslims. Doctrines, Schools of Thought, and Current Trends
- Michel Younès
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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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Dance(s), spirituality(ies) and religions: stakes and challenges for developing interreligious dialogue practices in contemporary Africa
Paper presented at the fifth 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 Aesthetics in Islam...
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Master’s Degree Programme in Islamic Religious Education
The Master’s Degree Programme in Islamic Religious Education offers a thorough education in Islamic theology and teaching religious education. Graduates are qualified for work in the field of education and ...
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Bachelor’s Programme Islamic Religious Education
The Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Islamic Religious Education offers basic education in Islamic theology and teaching religious education. Graduates of this programme are well versed in applying research r...
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Diploma in Interreligious Studies
The Gregorian Center for Interreligious Studies offers, for the 2020/2021 academic year, a path in two semesters for the achievement of the Diploma in Interreligious Studies. It will be possible to deepen t...
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Study program “Islam and Christian-Muslim Encounters”
The Sankt Georgen University of Applied Sciences offers students of Catholic theology and philosophy as well as guest and second students an introduction to Islam with a view to Christian-Muslim encounters....
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Master’s degree in culture and society, ‘Theologies in Dialogue’
It is already possible to study Islamic theology at the University of Paderborn as part of the two-subject bachelor’s degree “Comparative Theology of Religions”. The Master’s courses offered by the Un...
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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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Certificate in Shia Theology
The Certificate in Shi’a Theology is obtained by attending four courses on topics of the Shi’a faith as well as a final thesis, which deals with Shi’a positions in a comparative manner. Th...
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Certificate of advanced studies (CAS) Preventing Extremism. Ideologies, religions and violence(s)
Target group People working in education, prisons, security, social work and anyone interested in becoming a contact person for issues related to extremism in their professional environment. Content The phe...
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University Certificate in Islamic-Christian Initial Culture
This course aims to identify the basic principles of Christian and Islamic beliefs and the means of expressing them, as well as the historical aspects and developments that these two religions have undergon...
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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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University degree “Religion, freedom of religion, secularization (laïcité)”
University degree jointly delivered by the University of Lyon 3 and the Catholic University of Lyon, in partnership with the French Institute of Muslim Civilization and the Conseil Régional du Culte Musulma...
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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...
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University Diploma Religious facts – Religion, religions
Understanding the religious phenomenon is one of the major keys to understanding cultures and the complexity of the world. It appears more and more as an antidote to religious fundamentalism as well as to t...
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University Diploma “World Religions. History and theology”
This course, which leads to a university diploma from the ICP, to be followed over one or two years, is an opportunity to specialise in a specific question in the field of world religions: theology of missi...
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University Diploma Interculturality, Secularism, Religions
The training “Interculturality, secularity, religions”, created in 2008 within the Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences of the Institut Catholique de Paris, in partnership with the Central Of...
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Master in Christian-Muslim relations
In September 2007, the Institute of Islamic-Christian Studies at Saint Joseph University in Beirut opened a “Master in Islamic-Christian Relations” in Arabic. In September 2011, this course is d...