Occasional Papers

In March 2020 ACMCU relaunched its series of Occasional Papers, authored and peer-reviewed  by eminent scholars on topics of current interest.  The original series was published in hard copy from 1994 through 2008.  PDF files of the earlier series are available below, listed alphabetically by author.  The new series is published electronically on this site and available to the general public.

“Universal Justice: In Defense of Official Catholic Zionism”
Fr. Drew Christiansen, S.J.
Georgetown University

“Soul to Soul: Black Expressive Cultures and the Fight Against the Muslim Ban”
Dr. Mubbashir Rizvi
Georgetown University

“Being Religious Interreligious and Being Honestly Pluralistically Religious”
John Borelli
Georgetown University

“Linking Ethics and Economics: The Role of Ijtihad in the Regulation and Correction of Capital Markets”
Tahar Al-Alwani & Waleed El-Ansary
School of Islamic and Social Sciences

“Christian-Muslim Relations in the Twenty-First Century”
Cardinal Frances Arinze
Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, The Vatican

“A Common Word and the Future of Muslim-Christian Relations”
Edited by John Borelli
With Foreword by John L. Esposito

“Freedom and Creation in the Abrahamic Traditions”
David Burrell, C.S.N.
University of Notre Dame

“Muslim-Christian Relations: Dialogue in Lebanon”
John J. Donohue, S.J.
St. Joseph’s University

“Pluralism in Muslim-Christian Relations”
John L. Esposito
Georgetown University

“Averroes, Aquinas, and the Rediscovery of Aristotle in Western Europe”
Majid Fakhry
Georgetown University

“The Need for Civilizational Dialogue”
Anwar Ibrahim
Georgetown University

“Tunisia at the Crossroads: An Interview with Sheikh Rachid al-Ghannouchi”
Noureddine Jebnoun
With Foreword by John L. Esposito
Georgetown University

“Christianity and Islam in Africa’s Political Experience: Piety, Passion, and Power”
Ali A. Mazrui
State University of New York

“Jerusalem”
Sari Nusseibeh
Al-Quds University

“Islam in a Modern State, Democracy and the Concept of Shura”
Mohamed Fathi Osman
Georgetown University

“The Qur’an on Religious Pluralism”
Abdulaziz Sachedina
University of Virginia

“The Significance of Early Arab-Christian Thought for Muslim-Christian Understanding”
Samir Khalil Samir, S.J.
St. Joseph’s University

“Arab and Muslim Stereotyping in American Popular Culture”
Jack Shaheen
Southern Illinois University

“Egypt & The Struggle For Democracy”
Carrie Wickham
Emory University

“Muhammad: A Human Prophet”
Imtiyaz Yusuf
Mahidol University