The Global Church and Islam

The Global Church and Islam

The Church teaches that Christ is the final and definitive self-revelation of God, yet Islam comes after Christianity and challenges Christian teaching. How should Christians understand Islam and respond to the complicated history of Muslim-Christian relations? Discover why the relationship between the Church and Islam is critical for the 21st century.

Featured Speakers:

  • Gabriel Said Reynolds, Jerome J. Crowley and Rosaleen G. Crowley Professor of Islamic Studies and Theology, University of Notre Dame; Author of Qur’an and the Bible and Allah: God in the Qur’an
  • John Shinkwin, Graduate Student in Theology, University of Notre Dame
  • Nayla Tabbara, President of Adyan Foundation for Diversity, Solidarity and Human Dignity
  • Reverend John M. Paul, S.J., Rector, Tantur Ecumenical Institute
  • Daniel Schwake, Executive Director, University of Notre Dame at Tantur

Series Description

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Format Length Title Speaker
Article 1 minute Introduction to Episode 1
Event 61 minutes Experience the Episode Gabriel Reynolds, University of Notre Dame
Video 5 minutes Getting to Know the Qur’an and the Bible
Video 5 minutes Thinking Theologically about the Qur’an and the Bible
Video 6 minutes Moses and “Faith over Family” in the Qur’an
Video 2 minutes Meet the Faculty: Gabriel Said Reynolds Gabriel Reynolds, University of Notre Dame
Article New on Coursera: Sacred Texts in Dialogue
Article Additional Resources
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Format Length Title Speaker
Article 2 minutes Introduction to Episode 2
Event 60 minutes Experience the Episode Gabriel Reynolds, University of Notre Dame
Video 6 minutes First Encounters
Video 6 minutes Christians in the Islamic World
Video 7 minutes Signs of Hope
Article Additional Resources
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Format Length Title Speaker
Article 1 minutes Introduction to Episode 3
Event 60 minutes Experience the Episode Gabriel Reynolds, University of Notre Dame
Video 6 minutes Is the God of Muhammad the God of the Church?
Video 5 minutes Sin and Salvation in Islamand the Church
Video 6 minutes A Christian View of Islam
Article Meet the Speaker: Nayla Tabbara Dr. Nayla Tabbara, Adyan Institute
Article Additional Resources
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Format Length Title Speaker
Event 60 minutes Experience the Event Daniel Schwake and Rev. John M. Paul, S.J.
Article 1 minute Meet the Speaker: Rev. John M. Paul, S.J. Rev. John M. Paul, S.J., Tantur Ecumenical Institute
Article 1 minute Meet the Speaker: Daniel Schwake Daniel Schwake, Notre Dame Jerusalem
Video 2 minutes Hill in the Holy Land
Podcast Podcast - Tantur: Hill in the Holy Land
Article Lenten Holy Land Pilgrimage