There
is something true and holy in Islam according to the official teaching
of the Catholic Church. This book explains what the Catholic Church
has actually recognized officially as true and holy in Islam. The
purpose of this book is to promote better understanding between
Muslims and Christians by recognizing what is true and holy in Islam.
Its starting point is what the Catholic Church said in 1965: "The
Catholic Church rejects nothing that is true and holy in these religions.
She regards with sincere reverence those ways of conduct and of
life, those precepts and teachings which, though differing in many
aspects from the ones she holds and sets forth, nonetheless often
reflect a ray of that Truth which enlightens all men" (Vatican
Council II, Declaration Nostra Aetate, n.2). The author is convinced
that the recognition of what is true and holy in other religions
is the best way forward for interreligious dialogue. He explores
a new approach to religions based on the recognition of the truth
of other religions. The book will help Muslims and Christians appreciate
justly the official convictions of the Catholic Church about Islam.
When the author has presented the truth of Islam he explores new
and creative ways to preserve and promote the good things, spiritual
and moral, as well as the socio-cultural values found among followers
of Islam.
Serge
Moussa Traore is an ordained Catholic Priest. He is from Burkina
Faso, West Africa. He is a member of the Society of the Missionaries
of Africa (White Fathers), a religious order committed to the promotion
of Muslim-Christian Dialogue. He holds a Master degree in the Study
of Religions and Cultures, specialization Islam, from the Institute
of the Studies of Religions and Culture of the Pontifical Gregorian
University, Rome, Italy. He also holds a diploma in Arabic and Islamic
studies from the Pontifical Institute of the study of Arabic and
Islamics, Rome, Italy. He presented a paper at the International
Scribani Conference on the role of religion in the integration of
Europe (Slovakia, September 10-12, 2008). He participated in the
Fulbright Interfaith Community Action Program 2008 (September-December
2008) in the USA. He is actually a missionary priest in Rwanda where
he collaborates in the Program for Muslim-Christian Relations in
Rwanda.
