Engaging Islam

In February, we will seriously consider PCUSA’s recently adopted document, “Toward an Understanding of Christian-Muslim Relations” through engagement with the Muslim faith tradition and calls for greater interfaith exchange.

In the early part of the month (February 6 and 20), Rev. Bob Snell will lead us through a brief educational introduction. Rev. Dirk Ficca, Executive Director of the Parliament of World Religions will join us on February 13, to talk further about interfaith exchange and Christian-Muslim relations.

Toward the end of this series, we’ll be joined by noted Qu’ran scholar Dr. Simon Wood of UNL’s Department of Classics and Religious Studies (February 27) and Farida Ebrahim of Lincoln (March 7) to learn more about this religion and the experiences of practicing Muslims in Lincoln.