I membri della Commissione Internazionale di Dialogo Lutero-Pentecostale, che riunisce rappresentanti di diverse chiese pentecostali e della Federazione luterana mondiale (Lwf), si sono incontrati per la seconda riunione annuale, dal 24 al 30 settembre, a Wittenberg, in Germania. [Da www.chiesaluterana.it del 06/10/2017] DIALOGO LUTERO-PENTECOSTALE
[Da www.conf-islamica.it] CONVEGNO ANNUALE CENTRO DI RICERCA “RELIGIONI, DIRITTI ED ECONOMIE NELLO SPAZIO MEDITERRANEO”
JAKARTA, Indonesia — On a tree-lined side street in the Indonesian capital sits a colonial-era Protestant church with rustic wooden pews and stained-glass windows, and an antique pipe organ built into a large wall behind the altar. Across the street is a modern, 100,000-square-foot mosque with towering arches at its entrances and a cavernous prayer area laid wall-to-wall with red carpet. [Da www.nytimes.com del 04/10/2017] … Continua a leggere In Indonesia, a Mosque and a Church Foster Friendship Amid Religious Tensions
On 5 and 6 October in Volos, Greece, representatives from CEC Member Churches in Southern Europe met for what is the third in a series of regional consultations leading to the 2018 CEC General Assembly in Novi Sad. [Da www.ceceurope.org del 06/10/2017] GENERAL ASSEMBLY
The quota for Russia Muslims, who want to make the pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina, may be increased to 25,000 people. Russia’s Deputy Chairman of Council of Muftis Rushan Abbyasov said this question was on agenda of the meeting between Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz and the Russian Islamic leaders on Saturday. [DA www.tass.com del 08/10/2017] RUSSIA MUSLIMS
More than 80 countries favor a specific religion, either as an official, government-endorsed religion or by affording one religion preferential treatment over other faiths, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis of data covering 199 countries and territories around the world. [Da www.pewforum.org del 3/10/2017] RELIGIONS
Da circa un anno, il dottor Zahoor Ahmad Zargar, esponente islamico ligure, rappresentante dell’U.CO.I.I (Unione delle Comunità Islamiche d’Italia), collabora con un’Associazione non governativa, no- profit e affiliata all’ONU della Korea del Sud, HWPL (Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light). [Da www.ucoii.org del 03/10/2017] PACE
Since its very beginning, Shi‘a Islam was the fruit of a debate on authority and legitimacy. According to Sunni tradition, Prophet Muhammad died without male heirs and without leaving any instructions regarding his succession. Shi‘ites believe Abu Bakr’s election by the community’s notables was the usurpation of an authority that lawfully belonged to ‘Ali, who had been explicitly designated as his legitimate successor by Muhammad. Fârès Gillon 26 … Continua a leggere Shi‘ites and Leadership
1 Ottobre 2017 Il cuore delle religioni e la costruzione della pace Le grandi religioni si incontrano e si confrontano Domenica 1 ottobre 2017 ore 9.30 – 13.00 [Da www.hinduism.it] IL CUORE DELLE RELIGIONI
Per una singolare coincidenza, in questi giorni del 2017 i capodanni ebraico e islamico coincidono. [Da www.coreis.it] CAPODANNO
