Talk on Islam

Post for August 20, 2009

Last term I gave a course called the Christian Understanding of God at Concordia University. One of the weeks was dedicated to a comparison between the Christian and Muslim perspectives on God, and it was very well received — the Muslim students in my class in particular said that I was able to accurately reflect their faith.

Fast forward to last May, when I was on retreat with the Recluses Missionnaires: the superior of the monastery heard about my course and asked if I could come in and give that particular lecture as part of their in-house continuing education. I accepted, and today was the day.

The sisters also invited the current retreatants staying at the monastery to attend, so there were about 25-30 people. The lecture was in French, and lasted about two hours (with a break in the middle). Judging from the reactions over coffee it was very well received. For those who know a bit of French, you can listen to the talks here (part 1, part 2). I apologize for the accent and the occasional grammatical errors.

Many thanks to the sisters for making me feel so welcome, and in particular for feeding me some lunch! Here’s hoping this first time won’t be the last.

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