Islamochristiana – Call for Papers
The Editorial Committee of Islamochristiana, published annually in Rome since 1975 by the Pontifical Institute for Arabic and Islamic Studies (PISAI), invites proposals for essays to be published in forthcoming volumes.
At present we especially invite proposals for essays on the following topics:
• The Contribution of Women to Islamic Religious Thought
• St Paul and Islam
We also welcome proposals in the broad fields of the study of Islam and of Christian-Muslim relations. For example, recent volumes have included essays in the following areas, among many others: Qurʾānic Studies; Islam and Society; Christian-Muslim Relations in History; Christian Theological Engagement with Islam; Christian-Arabic Studies.
Essays can be submitted in Arabic, English, French and Italian, and can be between 5,000 and 10,000 words long, including footnotes and bibliography.
Proposals of between 100-200 words should be submitted in the language in which the essay will be written. They should indicate the theme to be addressed, the main points of the argument, key publications to be engaged and how the essay would add to existing scholarship. If any part of the proposed essay has already been published, or there are plans to publish it elsewhere, in any language, this should be mentioned.
Please indicate with your proposal the date by which you can submit your essay.
Please submit proposals as soon as possible to islamochristiana@pisai.it.
Islamochristiana publishes a substantial section of book-reviews in every volume. Proposals for book-reviews may also be sent by email to islamochristiana@pisai.it.
In order to be included in the next volume essays and book reviews must be submitted by 1 November 2025.
Islamochristiana is not a peer-reviewed journal but belongs to the highest category of academic journals in Italy – Classe A, Area 10.
What Impact do Religions have on International Relations Today?
Lecture
27 March 2025 at 17.00
Maurice Borrmans Library
Roland Dubertrand
As part of this lecture Roland Dubertrand will present his book Géopolitique des religions (Éditions Le Cavalier bleu, Paris 2019) written with Mrs Valentine Zuber, Director of Studies at the École Pratique des Hautes Études, and Mrs Blandine Chélini-Pont, Professor of Contemporary History at the University of Aix-Marseille.
The author will begin by outlining the ambition of this book, which was to provide an overview of the impact of religions on international relations today. It is difficult to talk about conflict resolution, terrorism, humanitarian assistance, development aid or global issues without mentioning the religious factor. The major religions have developed transnational networks, and religions have also taken a more active role in international organisations. In a way, they have acquired a geopolitical dimension.
Roland Dubertrand is the Coordinator of the PISAI Chair on Mediterranean, Religions and Societies. He has been a Diplomat and former Adviser on Religious Affairs of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Chaire Méditerranée, religions et sociétés
Per la prima volta nella sua storia, il PISAI ha il piacere di ospitare una cattedra universitaria dal titolo « Méditerranée, Religions et Sociétés ».
Lo scopo della cattedra è quello di riunire università e istituti di ricerca del sud e del nord del Mediterraneo per affrontare temi di attualità cruciali per il futuro del nostro mare comune, basati sul rapporto tra religioni e società, attingendo al più ampio spettro possibile delle scienze umane e sociali da una prospettiva accademica e non confessionale. Questa cattedra, prevalentemente francofona, sarà sostenuta dall’Institut français Centre Saint-Louis e avrà lo scopo di promuovere il dialogo intellettuale tra le due sponde al servizio della pace. Rafforzerà la legittimità scientifica del PISAI, ampiamente riconosciuto nel campo della lingua araba e delle scienze islamiche, in una prospettiva mediterranea.
Il primo titolare della cattedra sarà scelto dal Consiglio scientifico e assumerà l'incarico il 1° settembre 2025.
Coordinatore della cattedra
Roland Dubertrand
roland.dubertrand@expertisefrance.fr
Série de conférences dédiées a l’inoubliable père Étienne Renaud (1926-2013),
ancien professeur et recteur du PISAI, constructeur de ponts
« Conférence Étienne Renaud »
28 novembre 2024
La liberté de conscience, un droit contesté et résilient
Dominique Avon
27 avril 2023
Dans le dialogue, que faire des auteurs qui fâchent ?
Le dialogue islamo-chrétien à l’épreuve d’Ibn Taymiyya
Adrien Candiard
12 mai 2022
Partager les sens du Coran : pour une herméneutique dialogique
Mehdi Azaiez
16 janvier 2020
L’Œuvre d’Orient aux défis des sociétés du Moyen-Orient
Pascal Gollnisch
11 avril 2019
Les fondements coraniques du dialogue interreligieux autour de la personne de Jésus
Geneviève Gobillot
18 mai 2018
Etienne Renaud : une rencontre à l’avant-garde
Rémi Caucanas
19 mai 2017
Christian de Chergé, un chrétien face à la violence
Christian Salenson
20 mai 2016
Chrétiens et musulmans : la passion du dialogue
Mgr. Jean-Marc Aveline
22 mai 2015
Fondements théologiques d’un dialogue avec l’islam dans une société plurielle
Jean-Marie Ploux
The Georgetown Lecture on Contemporary Islam 2017 - 2023
Sponsored by the Office of the President at Georgetown University
May 22, 2023
Benedict XVI and Islam: Rethinking Theological Interaction
Felix KÖRNER, IKT Humboldt University
June 8, 2022
Do Muslims Today “Call on Mary with Devotion”?
Rita GEORGE-TVRTKOVIÇ, Benedictine University
May 6, 2021
The Visit of Pope Francis to Iraq: Its Significance for Religious Relations
Cardinal Michael L. FITZGERALD
Cindy WOODEN, Catholic News Service
Video coverage of the event here
December 12, 2019
Muslims and Secularism: Some Contributions to the Debate
David MARSHALL, World Council of Churches
March 21, 2019
The Call to Jihad and the Lure of Prosperity: Contemporary Polarities
in African Islam and Christianity
Patrick J. RYAN, S.J., Fordham University
December 14, 2017
Is Islam an Enemy of the West?
Tamara SONN, Georgetown University
February 23, 2017
A Christian Encounter with Said Nursi’s Risale-i Nur
Thomas MICHEL, S.J., Georgetown University
