Voices
Jordan Denari Duffner, PhD, is a theologian and scholar of Muslim-Christian relations and interfaith dialogue. She is the author of Finding Jesus among Muslims and Islamophobia: What Christians Should Know (and Do) about Anti-Muslim Discrimination. She is also a member of Churches for Middle East Peace’s Catholic Advisory Council, and serves on the National Catholic-Muslim Dialogue.
Politics & SocietyFaith and Reason
Ultimately, it is up to each of us to prayerfully discern the individual contribution we can make. Guided by our faith and Catholic social teaching, we can do our part to support a just peace in Israel-Palestine.
FaithFaith in Focus
Pope Francis set a goal early in his pontificate to have dialogue with various religions, especially Islam, and from his many gestures and encounters with Muslims, some profound lessons emerge.
FaithFaith in Focus
As a doctoral student in theology studying Islam and Christianity, I have come across portrayals of Adam that are quite different from the one many Catholics know.
FaithFaith in Focus
Truth and beauty can be found outside the walls of church, in a space that belongs to those who worship differently.
Arts & CultureBooks
Two timely texts can help elevate our thinking and improve the ways we relate to our Muslim brothers and sisters.
Arts & CultureBooks
In What the Qur’an Meant and Why It Matters, Garry Wills offers what he hopes can be a remedy to this fear: an invitation to pick up the Quran and read it, as he has done.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Until now, Islamophobia has been a cornerstone of the Trump presidency, and we should look for more than a momentary shift in rhetoric as evidence for meaningful change.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
It should not be difficult for Catholics to acknowledge the reality of Islamophobia.
FaithFaith in Focus
Our conversations, especially those about the nature of God and our relationship with God, led me to an understanding of the similarities between Islam and Catholicism. Our smiles grew wide when the words of biblical and Koranic stories about Abraham matched up almost perfectly.