Pluriel

University platform for research on Islam

Initiated by
the Federation
of European
Catholic
Universities

Supported by
the International
Federation
of Catholic
Universities

Faith/Unbelief in Christian-Islamic Perspective

Conference organized by the Philosophisch-Theologische Hochschule Sankt Georgen  with CIBEDO.

October 25th to 26th 2019, FRANFURT.

CIBEDO was founded by the White Fathers in the late 1970s. Today, it is the department of the German Bishops’ Conference for the dialogue with Muslims and research about Islam in Germany. CIBEDO stands for Christlich-Islamische Begegnungs- und Dokumentationsstelle, which could be translated as “Centre for Christian-Muslim Encounter and Documentation”

In relation with the Franfurt thematic group : Catholic Theology in Dialogue with Islam

More info to come.

Colloque organisé par Phil.-Theol. Hochschule Sankt Georgen avec le CIBEDO

les 25 et 26 Octobre 2019 à Francfort.

CIBEDO a été fondé par les Pères blancs à la fin des années 1970. Aujourd’hui, il est le département de la Conférence épiscopale allemande pour le dialogue avec les musulmans et de la recherche sur l’islam en Allemagne. CIBEDO signifie Christlich-Islamische Begegnungs- und Dokumentationsstelle, qui pourrait être traduit comme «Centre de rencontre et de documentation islamo-chrétien».

En relation avec le groupe de recherche thématique de Francfort : Théologie catholique en relation avec l’islam

Plus d’info prochainement.

Resources related to keywords

videos

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. ...

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...

publication

For a Christian Theology of Religions

  • Michel Younès

Faced with contemporary religious diversity, how can Christian theology make sense of the place that other religions occupy in God’s design? Michel Younès examines the three traditional ̶...

publication

Intercultural Theology

  • Jean Patrick Nkolo Fanga

Because every theology is culturally situated, Christian theology is inevitably multicultural. Yet one step remains to be taken: to become intercultural. Crossing languages, contexts, origins, ages...

article

The grammar of sacred violence: A critical discourse analysis of radical Islamist writings

  • Mohamed-Ali Mostfa

This article offers a discursive analysis of two contemporary Islamist texts that present violence not as a deviation from religious normativity, but as its necessary, even redemptive expression. I...

publication

Islam and Muslims. Doctrines, Schools of Thought, and Current Trends

  • Michel Younès

Publication date: April 16, 2026. Islam, as a historical, religious, and civilizational reality, is difficult to define. It can be perceived as a form of political governance, an expression of fait...

publication

Islam and Fraternity: Impact and Prospects of the Abu Dhabi Declaration

The volume dedicated to the conference “Islam and Fraternity”, held in Abu Dhabi from February 4 to 7, 2024, under the auspices of the PLURIEL network, in partnership with Trends, a research center...

publication

Dialogue for a More Livable World: Toward an Ethics of Encounter

  • Mohamed-Ali Mostfa

How can we live in a climate of mistrust, trapped in identity-based withdrawal, and paralyzed by an uncertain future? On what basis can we open new paths to ease suffering—perhaps even reenchant ou...