On-line Litterature on Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations

Collected, screened and commented by Mogens S. Mogensen.

A Common Word between Us and You
At the endi of the Ramadan on the 13th of October 2007 138 Muslim leaders and scholars from all over the world sent a letter to the Pope and the leaders of all other churches calling for dialogue and peace.  Read more. 

A Guide to Etiquette for Meetings between Christians and Muslims
Christian Muslim Forum in England has developed a practical guideline on how Christians and Muslims may meet and establish positive relations.Read more.

Archbishop of Canterbury's Listening Initiative in Christian-Muslim Relations 2001-2004
The report is the result of nearly three years work, where a group of Christians and Muslims have met with over 500 poeple, Christians and Muslims, all over England. As a result of this final report, presented in 2004, a Christian Muslim Forum was set up. Download

Beyond Multiculturalism vs. Assimilation
UA survey of the attitudes of Muslims in London to the English society, to terrorism etc. compared to those of other citizens in London.Read a short summary here. Read the whole text here.

Bonde, Bent Nørby, "How 12 Cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed were Brought to Trigger an International Conflict" (2007)
The article analyses why the religious protests in Denmark generated the astonishing international reactions and concludes that a very hostile rhetoric against Muslims in Denmark and montaining international tensions were important pre-disposing causes for the conflict. The articles also points to several options to de-escalate the coflict which were not used by the government. Finally, it suggests lessons to be learned in similar cross-cultural crises in Europe. Download.

Muslim Growth in the United Kingdom and Worldwide
På verdensplan vokser antallet af muslimer med 1,9 % og antallet af kristne med 1,3 %. I dag er der 1,3 mia muslimer og 2,2 mia kristne. Artikel af Peter Brierly om udviklingstendenser i islam sammenlignet med kristendommen. Download.

Christensen, Jens, Mission to Islam and beyong - A Practical Theology of Mission to Islam and beyond
Jens Christensen, who was a Danish-American missionary among Muslims in Pakistan, wrote in 1977 the book "A Practical Approach to Islam" (in 1989 punlished in Danish with the title "Konfrontation - kristendom og islam"). In 2001 the book was republished under the title "Mission to Islam and beyond -  A Practical Theology of Mission". Download.        

Elthawy, Mona, Vi må kræve sharia tilbage- We have to reclaim Sharia
Article in English - but with a Danish heading. It is impossible to talk about Sharia as one specific divine law. There are many different interpretation of it. Read more.

Buijs, Frank J. & Jan Rath, "Muslims in Europe: The State of Research".
The article brings together very useful information (from 2002) on the facts and figures of Muslims in Europa, the development of scientific research on Muslims in Europe. It looks at Islam as a religion and the interactions between Muslims and non-Muslims. I concludes with a very long bibliography.

Gilchrist, John, "A Christian Witness to the Muslim"(1988)
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'Islam and the West': Annual report on the state of dialogue' (2008)
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Islamica Magazine
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"Klarheit und Gute Nachbarshaft. Christen und Muslime in Deutschland" (2006)
The evangelical church in Germany (EKD) has published a new guideline for the congregations (in GErman!) on the relationship between Christianity and Islam, and between Christians and Muslims. Download.

Lausanne, Understanding Muslims (2005)
This document, which is a Lausanne Occasional Paper based on a conference in Pattaya in October 2004 discusses the current context for mission among Mulsims in various parts of the world. Download.

Loving God and Neighbor Together: A Christian Response to A Common Word Between Us and You
Respons fra fire teologiske professorer fra Yale University. Læs mere.

Living in the Shadow of 9/11 and the Light of the Gospel (2002)

LWF, Diapraxis for Peace and Reconciliation
The Lutheran World Federation has issued an interesting material on "Diapraxis for Peace and Reconciliation", with perspectives from all continents on the rlations between Christianity, Islam and other religions. Read more.

LWF Inter-religious Study on Conflict and Peace between Christians and Muslims
The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has initiated a study process on conflict and peace between Christians and Muslims with a special focus on Indonesia, Nigeria and Denmark. See the report on the visit to Denmark. Click here.

Mandaville, Peter, "Reimagining Islam in Diaspora. The Politics of Mediated Community"  (2001)
Today more than 40% of todays Muslims live in minority situations. This article explores the impact of information and communication technologies on the debates relating to the normative boundaries of  Islamic community and identity in diaspora.

Meeting Muslims?
Study paper prepared by the "Islam in Europe" committee, Council of European Bishops Conference, Conference on European Churches in 2003. Contains among other things a section on "Stages for Encounter and Dialogue" and a section on "Formation of Christians".

Mehdi Mozaffari, Mehdi, "Clarification of the Terms of "Islam", "Islamism" and "Islamophobia" (2009)
Paper presented at Hearing on Islam, Islamism and Islamophobia in Europe, Copenhagen, Tuesday, 8 September 2009, Council of Europe: Folketinget, “Landstinget”. Download

Møller, Bjørn "Religion and Conflict in Africa. With a Special Focus on East Africa" (2006)
The report, which is published by tje Danish Institute for International Studies, analyses athe relations between conflict and religion in Africa. Christianity, Islam and tradtional religion may all play a role in armed conflicts but there is no reason to expect a clash of civilisations. Download.

Norsk Misjonsselskap (1994)
Policydokument om muslimmisjon. Download.

Open Letter to His Holiness Pope Benedict XV1 (2006)
An open letter from 38 Muslim leaders and scholars from all over the world in response to the statements by the pope in Regensburg about Islam and violence. Download

Racius, Egdunas, "The Multiple Nature of Islamic Da'wa
This dissertation from the Faculty of Arts, University of Helsinki, 2004, gives a thorough analysis of the term and the sources of da'wa, the theological and practical considerations of da'wa, and both extra-ummic (missionary) and intra-ummic (renewal, revival) da'wa.

Siddiqi, Atuallah, The Changing Perception of Islam (2005)
I denne artikel fra "Interreligious Insight" (October 2005) præsenterer Atuallh Siddiqi, Senior Research Fellow ved Islamic Foundation, Leicester og direktør for Markfield Institute of Higher Education, nogle af de vigtigste teologiske emner for kristne i relation til islamisk trog og praksis.Klik her.

Windows for Understanding. Jewish - Muslim - Lutheran Relations
A rich resource for greater understaning about Jews, Muslims and Lutherans prepared by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America on the premise that "If we can open a window for understanding then such opprtunities will create healthier and deeper perspectives for the present and future of Jewish, Muslim, and Lutheran relations". Download

Articles by Mogens S. Mogensen:

"Tolerance and the New Pluralism. Towards a Post-secular Society with Religions in the Public Square."
Paper præsenteret på "Muslim Danish Dialogue Forum, The Search for Mutual Understanding" i Abu Dhabi  14. - 17. april 2006. Download.

"The Role of Media in Portraying Events. Legal, Ethical and Theological Perspectives on Media and Communication."
Paper præsenteret på "Muslim Danish Dialogue Forum, The Search for Mutual Understanding" i Abu Dhabi  14. - 17. april 2006. Download.

"Conversion between Islam and Christianity in a Danish Context" (2003)
Article in Theology and the Religions, Viggo Mortensen, ed. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans. Pp. 287-317. Download.

"Continuity and Discontinuity between Islam and Christianity in Mission to Muslims" 
When Christians and Muslims meet, and when Christians endeavour to communicate the gospel to Muslims the question of continuity and discontinuity between Islam and Christianity comes up. This issue is discussed on the basis on research on the encounter of Muslim Fulanis in Nigeria with the gospel. Paper presented at conference in Copenhagen. Download.

If stones could talk
This paper, presented at course at Caspari Center in Jerusalem, presents issues of dialogue between Islam and Christianity set in the context of Jerusalem. Download.