Christian-Muslim Relations in History: Three Things Everyone Should Know

Christianity and Islam grow out of the same Jewish monotheism, but this presentation will focus on three crucial but even less widely known matters: 1) that they are also joined at the hip in other ways too, with the same philosophical tradition and theological language; 2) that, while there has often been violent conflict, there has also been continuous, amiable interaction and cultural borrowing between Christians and Muslims; 3) that much of the modern tension between the Christian and Muslim worlds is the result of non-religious factors.
PRESENTER: Thomas E. Burman, Professor of History and Robert Conway Director of the Medieval Institute