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Correspondence
Asia. Interpreting religious traditions in order to save them from becoming empty boxes
The interview with Fr Bernardo Cervellera, editor of AsiaNews, gives us another opportunity to further our reflection on “Interpreting tradition in the age of métissage of civilisations”, something which began in June at the Venice meeting of the Oasis scientific committee.
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USA. Education and immigration, the pathway for dialogue between Christians and Muslims
Meetings to further enhance Christian-Islamic dialogue continue in the United States, including some promoted by the US Bishops’ Conference. Although topics might vary, the goal is always the same, i.e. how to develop the will to address real, everyday issues. Out West immigration was the main topic, starting with a comparative look at the experiences of Jesus and Muhammad with an eventually broader focus on the dramatic issues that have emerged out of today’s worldwide movement of peoples; back East discussions centred on how to teach religion in schools in order to build a good life in a plural society.
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Africa. So that the world does not look away: cries from Sudan’s Churches
Oasis renews the appeal made in mid-August by the Sudanese Council of Churches. The Council’s members are united in calling on everyone, from people of faith to the international community, to do everything in their power to prevent the collapse of the country’s peace agreement, which was signed after 20 years of civil war. They also urge them to undertake whatever steps are necessary to promote its development.
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Books Reviews
Mohammad-Ali Amir-Moezzi, Christian Jambet, Qu’est-ce que le shîisme ?, Fayard, Paris 2004
By Martino Diez
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Events
ASSET is born: a new resource for the Plural Society. An international Congress on the theme "The Plural Society" in Venice from September 15th through 17th 2009, launches a new proposal of the Studium Generale Marcianum.
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The Canon Law Faculty of the Studium Generale Marcianum organizes the International Congress : Forms of Autonomy in the Eastern Churches.
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Oasis new edition is isssued. Read an anticipation and discover how to purchase the journal or subscribe on line.
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An exhibition on the Islamic Art at the Institut du Monde Arabe, Paris, from October 6th 2009 through March 14th 2010.
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It is a Summer of blood and persecutions for Christians of Pakistan: one month ago a slaughter in Punjab and in this early September another attack killed 5 persons and wounded 7 others in Quetta, Belucistan. Is this a country of hate only? Miguel Angel Ruiz, a Salesian Father, offers a genuine account of his experience at the Don Bosco Youth Centre in Lahore, one that is far from being “politically correct”. It helps to read the massacres of Christians in a complex country, where hidden acts of solidarity are nevertheless still possible. (Photo : Saint Patrick's Cathedral - Karachi - Pakistan)