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National Catholic-Muslim Dialogue gathers to discuss peace

On March 25, 2019, at Catholic Theological Union, 5416 S. Cornell Ave., the National Catholic-Muslim Dialogue held a public session on "Human Fraternity: Implications of a Ground-Breaking Document for Christian-Muslim Relations." They group reflected on the impact of the historic joint statement on human fraternity signed by Pope Francis and the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, Ahmad Al-Tayyeb on Feb. 4, 2019, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Father Mark Francis, president of Catholic Theological Union, welcomes participants on March 25. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Father Thomas Baima, vicar for ecumenical and interreligious affairs of the Archdiocese of Chicago, vice rector for Academic Affairs, dean of the Seminary and Graduate School and professor in the Department of Systematic Theology at Mundelein Seminary, introduces members of the panel. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Cardinal Cupich, co-chair of the National Catholic-Muslim Dialogue, gives his reflections. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Shaykh Abdur Rahman Khan, co-chair National Catholic-Muslim Dialogue and chair of the Sharia Council of the Islamic Circle of North America, gives his reflections. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Zeki Saritiprak listens as Anas Malik, one of four scholars who responded to the talk, said that as a political scientist rather than a theologian, he sees the need for members of all groups to get to know those they see as “other.” (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Rita George-Tvrtkovic, an associate professor of theology at Benedictine University in Lisle, Illinois, shares a laugh with fellow panelists Zeki Saritiprak and Anas Malik. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Sandra Keating, associate professor in the theology department at Providence College in Providence, Rhode Island, listens as Rita George-Tvrtkovic talks about how she was struck by the language of kinship that was used in the document. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Father Thomas Baima chooses people during the Q&A to ask questions. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Servite Father John T. Pawlikowski, professor emeritus of social ethics and former director of the Catholic-Jewish Studies Program at CTU, asks a question of the panel. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Syed Atif Rizwan, assistant professor of Islamic and interreligious studies at CTU, invites participants for fellowship following the event. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Following the event, Daoud Stephen Casewit, president of American Islamic College in Chicago, talks with Shaykh Abdur Rahman Khan, co-chair National Catholic-Muslim Dialogue and chair of the Sharia Council of the Islamic Circle of North America. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)

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