Modern Catholic Thought on Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations

This paper considers the evolution of modern Catholic Thought on Islam and Christian-­‐Muslim relations from the Second Vatican Council onwards against a changing global religious and political context. The principal currents of Catholic theology which emerged from theologians and scholars, such as Louis Massignon, are discussed as they influenced the drafting and preparation of the Conciliar Document Nostra Aetate. An account of Catholic theological engagement with Islam, in the context of religious challenge, is described in relation to the contemporary contours of Christian-­‐Muslim encounter