Posts tagged Muslim Christian relations
Some Renaissance Paintings Of The Virgin Mary Have A Secret: Islamic Calligraphy
Some Renaissance Paintings Of The Virgin Mary Have A Secret: Islamic Calligraphy

Because Mary herself was from the eastern Mediterranean, the subtle incorporation by Renaissance painters of abstractly rendered Arabic or Hebrew in religious art linguistically linked their sacred subjects to the region’s Biblical past as well as its bounteous wealth.

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Europe, Catholicism, Islam, Religion, Religion News, Arts & Culture, Art & Music, Art and MusicTom VerdeTom Verde, Virgin Mary, Christmas art, Muslim Christian relations, art, art and culture, books, Immaculate Conception, Advent, rechargeComment
The World’s Largest Muslim Organization Just Honored Evangelicals
The World’s Largest Muslim Organization Just Honored Evangelicals

(OPINION) The Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), the world’s largest Muslim organization, recently welcomed the new leader of the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA). The two groups aim to further Muslim-Christian relations and counter threats to religious freedom and secular extremism.

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Asia, OpinionPaul MarshallPaul Marshall, Muslim Christian relations, evangelicals, world evangelical alliance, International Religious Freedom Summit, Nahdlatul Ulama, NU, Indonesia Comment
This Indonesian village tradition has kept peace between Christians and Muslims
This Indonesian village tradition has kept peace between Christians and Muslims

(COMMENTARY) In Maluku, two villages — one Christian and one Muslim — follow a unique tradition they say dates back to 1506 to live in harmony without diluting either of their faiths.

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Oceania, Conflict, Primary Feature, Religion, Religious Equality, OpinionPaul MarshallPaul Marshall, Indonesia, religious coexistencee, religious conflict, Muslim Christian relations, reconcilation, peace, pela covenants, Passo, Batumerah, Abidin Wakano, Maluku, Primary Feature, Christians, Muslims, Christianity, Islam