Building Inter-Religious Relationships

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Organized by the Duquesne University Christian-Muslim Dialogue Committee

Friday, October 22, 2010, 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pa.

“The State of Muslim-Christian Dialogue in Africa - What Can African Interlocutors Learn from Ongoing Muslim-Christian Dialogue in the U.S.?”

Symposium Topics

  • Moving Christian-Muslim interactions forward in the United States – a sociological review.
  • Building healthy Muslim-Christian relationships through community healthcare in the United States.
  • The economic and human costs of Muslim-Christian conflicts in Nigeria in the last 20 years.
  • The political and social implications of Muslim-Christian conflicts in Africa.

Keynote Speaker

  • Dr. Zeki Saritoprak
    Nursi Chair of Islamic Studies at John Carroll University
    Topic: Dialogue between Muslims and Christians in the United States: hopes and obstacles.

Panelists

  • Dr. Cyril Orji, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH
  • Dr. Sarah Louise MacMillen, Sociology Department, Duquesne University
  • Dr. Khlood Salman, School of Nursing, Duquesne University
  • Dr. Marinus Iwuchukwu, Theology Department, Duquesne University

Africa

Theology cross

Upcoming Events

4/19, 4 - 6 pm: Without Buddha I Could Not Be a Christian


Past Events

Recent and Upcoming Defenses [details]

3/14: Missiology Symposium

2/7:  Building Interreligious Relationships
2012 Symposium on Interreligious Dialogue

9/23: Holy Spirit Lecture and Colloquium. Rev. Dr. Brian Daley (University of Notre Dame), "The Unexpected God: How Christian Faith Discovers the Holy Spirit"

2/7: Honors Lecture: "Religion in an Age of Global Dialogue"

Spring 2012: World Issues Forum in Theology:

10/22: Symposium on Christian-Muslim Dialogue

9/17: 2010 Holy Spirit Lecture and Colloquium (Rev. Dr. Robert D. Hughes III, University of the South in Sewanee, TN)

9/24: Theology-Philosophy Research Seminar (Rev. Dr. John D. Jones, Marquette University, speaking on the reception of Ps-Dionysius). Download presentation .

4/22: The Reception History of the Bible: A Symposium

4/9: Theology-Philosophy Research Seminar (Dr. Vlad Niculescu,
A Non-Logocentric Logos? Placing Origen within the Debate Regarding Logocentrism)

4/16: Newman conference (Byrnes Lectures 2010)

Ongoing Research Activities

World Issues Forum in Theology [details]

Biannual Theology-Philosophy Research Seminar [details]

Symbolon
Exegesis and Doctrine in Early Christianity

Symposium on Biblical Reception History [details]

Theological Explorations: online journal