this month inside World Mission

this month inside World Mission

WM REPORTS

Sudan - The Challenge of Peace

"Father what is peace? A pause between battles?" this is the challenge facing the Church in Sudan: to help bring peace to hearts hardened by twenty years of war.

Thailand - Solid Love

In a country suffering from divorce, prostitution and poverty, the bishops have decided to launch a year dedicated to the family and pro-life issues.

Spain - Family Call

The Spanish Bishops Conference is calling for a law to protect the family from the disintegration and redefinition to which it is currently being subjected in the country.

Peru- Fire of the Spirit

"Increase efforts to guarantee ongoing, systematic missionary formation designed to meet the needs of mission today": this is one of several commitments made recently by diocesan and regional directors of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) in Peru.

Australia - Growing Pressures

The Sisters of Charity Advocacy Network (SCAN) calls for Government transparency on Free Trade Agreement (FTA).

Vatican - After all these Years

A recent meeting in Egypt aimed to help overcome divisions between the ancient Churches of the East and Rome, separated since the first millennium.

MISSION IN ASIA

SRI LANKA: A Sri Lankan journalist asks whether Asia's Church schools have betrayed their vocation - or whether new situations simply demand new responses... Read

MISSION IN SOCIETY

Driving Force

Interview with Ambassador Rosalinda Valento Tirona, a woman whose simplicity and intellectual sharpness strike you as soon as you come into contact with her, a diplomat for whom faith matters... Read

WM SPECIAL

ISLAM IN ASIA

1. Complex Contrasts - by Thomas Michel SJ

How Muslims and Christians relate in Asia today.

Almost two-thirds of the Muslims in the world today live in Asia. If one were to include the number of Muslims living in Arabic, Persian and Turkish speaking nations of the Middle East as part of the total number of Muslims in Asia, the percentage would be much higher... Read More

2. Radical Roots - by Thomas Michel SJ

Where Does Islamic Fundamentalism Come From?

Undrstanding what is happening among Asian Muslims today requires a look backwards, to the long history of Islam and its ongoing search for authenticity, purity - and power... More

3. God At The Center - by Thomas Michel SJ

Contemporary Islam is very critical of key aspects of the modern world: is this a promising arena for dialogue between Muslims and Christians?

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Vol. XVI × No. 4

APRIL-MAY 2004

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ISLAM: How Muslim and Christians relate in Asia today

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WORLDS IN DIALOGUE

The Way Forward

Missionary Societies of Apostolic Life explore the value of dialogue.

MISSION TODAY

PHILIPPINES Sharing Hope

Thirty years of conflict between Muslim separatist groups and the military have done great damage to relationships between Christians and Muslims in Mindanao-Sulu. Read