MAY LECTURE SERIES

Islam, Muslims and Islamophobia: A Catholic Response

In 1965, the Second Vatican Council proclaimed the Church’s “esteem” for Muslims, urging local and global cooperation for the common good between Catholics and Muslims. Over fifty years later, Pope Francis said I do not think it is right to identify Islam with violence. This is not right and it is not true. Yet a recent Georgetown University study reveals that U.S. Catholics who read Catholic publications on Islam harbor more anti-Muslim bias than those who do not. This course will give participants an opportunity to identify the structures of systemic anti-Muslim bigotry, with a specific focus on the U.S. context, and to consider how Christians and others can stand against hatred and divisiveness by resisting and transforming these structures in solidarity with their Muslim sisters and brothers.

TUESDAYS @ 7:00 PM / APRIL 24 – MAY 22, 2018

LOCATION SCHEDULE Catholic Theological Union April 24 5416 South Cornell Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60615 Islam and Muslims Beyond Media Sound Bites DETAILS ■ $15 per lecture / $60 entire series May 1 ■ Lectures conclude around 8:00 pm and are open to the public Confrontation and Dialogue: ■ Suggested reading: Muslims and the Making of America a Brief History of (author: Amir Hussain; publisher: Baylor University Press, 2016) Muslim-Christian Relations ■ Complimentary parking in the CTU garage May 8 REGISTRATION Islam 2.0: The Messengers of God ■ Register online at ctu.edu/events or email us at [email protected]. and the muslim in Us All Pre-registration is encouraged. For questions about registration, please call 773.371.5453. May 15 Anti-Catholicism, Islamophobia, and Systemic Racism in U.S. History

PRESENTER May 22 Scott C. Alexander, PhD, is an associate professor of Islamic Studies and Christian-Muslim Relations, and is the founding Ramadan Experience: director of the Catholic-Muslim Studies Program. Muslims Share Personal Stories in Prayer and Dialogue