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Islam and non-violence: from theory to practice
Lecture given at the Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome, on January 10, 2019
Conférence donnée à l’Université pontificale grégorienne, Rome, le 10 janvier 2019.
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Islamic Hermeneutics of Nonviolence: Key Concepts and Methodological Steps
The article traces the key concepts and methodological steps that make an Islamic theology of nonviolence plausible. It offers the tools for a critical reading of classical texts, “sacred” history,...
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Christianity and Islam: theologians in dialogue
Cahiers de la Revue théologique de Louvain N°45 co-edited by Michel Younès and André Wénin. This book initiates a dialogue between Christian and Muslim theologians on how the former view Islam and ...
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Islam and non-violence: from theory to practice
Lecture given at the Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome, on January 10, 2019
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The document on human fraternity: a new horizon for Islamic-Christian dialogue? (Italian)
Lecturers : Adnane Mokrani, P. Laurent Basanese S.J. Moderator: Valentino Cottini Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome, April 8th, 2019 This conference marks the launch of the r...
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Training for dialogue
Lecture given at the Institute for Arabic and Islamic Studies (PISAI) in Rome, 23 January 2015.
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Towards an islamic dialogical and a-controversial theology
First International Congress of the University Platform for Research on Islam in Europe and Lebanon (PLURIEL): theological area Speaker: Adnane Mokrani, Associate Professor at the Pontifical Ins...
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The dialogue between the Focolare Movement and Muslims
Original title : "Il dialogo del Movimento dei Focolari con i Musulmani" Abstract : Academic meetings and relationships between official representatives of the Christian Churches and of Muslim c...
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Ashura in sunnite mirrors, confused borders between joy and sadness
SUMMARY: This article analyzes the Sunnite views of ‘Āshūrā’ and the assassination/martyrdom of al–Ḥusayn, the grandson of the Prophet Muḥammad. It is not an exhaustive work; it is rather selective...
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