Understanding Islam: A Guide for Catholic Educators (2013)

Understanding Islam: A Guide for Catholic Educators

(Document Produced by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs and the 2013 Mid-Atlantic Muslim Catholic Dialogue)

Introduction: Today we are bombarded with conflicting versions of Muslims and Islam in the media. This guide is intended to help all people involved in catechesis and education in the Roman Catholic Church to present Islam accurately and in ways that preserve and promote “together for the benefit of all mankind social justice and moral welfare, as well as peace and freedom” (Nostra Aetate 3). In spite of the many conflicts and hostilities that have arisen between Muslims and Christians over the centuries, as Christians we are called to reject violence and to live in fraternal love with all human beings. This document intends to identify some of those beliefs and values that Muslims and Christians have in common, as well as some differences, so as to assist those whom we are teaching to live harmoniously together with understanding and respect and to work for peace more effectively. 

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