Writing on Muslim-Christian Relations, Interreligious Dialogue, & Islamophobia
My commentary about Fratelli tutti's relevance for Catholic-Muslim relations was recently published in National Catholic Reporter. It is entitled, "Catholic encounters with Muslims frame Fratelli tutti" and you can read an excerpt below. Here is a link to the full piece. . . . . . . "In the encyclical, Francis also wants to draw …
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In his earliest days as head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis declared that he would make outreach to Muslims a priority. “It is not possible to establish true links with God while ignoring other people,” he said, “Hence it is important to intensify dialogue among the various religions, and I am thinking particularly of …
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I'm grateful to Busted Halo, an online magazine for spiritual seekers, for publishing the following reflection. Inshallah, God willing, I will be contributing more to Busted Halo throughout the rest of the year. Start reading my article here, and continue reading on Busted Halo's site. Why I Say 'Allahu Akbar' October 22, 2013 This evening, …
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For the next few months, I'll be blogging for Commonweal, a lay Catholic magazine produced in the States. Though most of my pieces will likely focus on events in my new home, Amman, my first post is about how Islam is taught and written about by Catholics in America. An excerpt can be found below, in …
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Signs of joy hang in the windows of the house up the street, and bounce like yellow light off the shiny sides of parked cars. Farah soars and plummets on a flimsy swing under twists of wire and grape vines, and little boys’ sandals flip and flap and echo off the dusty sidewalk. An old man, whose …
JORDAN DENARI DUFFNER 