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Critical examination of the relationship between religion and fraternity in the framework of the Muslim-Christian Dialogue.

Contemporary challenges in our world necessitate fraternity on a global level. At the same time sibling rivalry is a main cause of human violence. With all this in mind this seminar focuses on fraternity in regard to Christian-Muslim relations. We reflect on fraternity in the Bible and the Qur’an, look at historical examples like Al-Ghazzālī and Francis of Assisi, deal with contemporary understandings of it in both these religious traditions and conclude with a reflection on two recent documents that express the wish to strengthen fraternity between Christians and Moslems (“Human Fraternity for World Peace and Living together”, 2019; “Fratelli tutti”, 2020).

Text reading with discussion, inputs of externa experts, and presentation by the students.

Active participation in the class and seminar paper.

Francis: Fratelli tutti: Encyclical Letter of the Holy Father on Fraternity and Social Friendship (2020).

Francis/A. Al-Tayyeb: A Document on Human Fraternity for World Peace and Living Together (2019).

Jonathan Sacks. Not in God's Name: Confronting Religious Violence. New York (2015).

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Course will be held in English.

The fist session will be in the classroom, all other sessions will be online.