Cardinal Cupich and Daoud Casewit to hold Christian-Muslim dialogue at Notre Dame | News | Notre Dame News | University of Notre Dame Skip To Content Skip To Navigation Skip To Search University of Notre Dame Notre Dame News Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Home Contact Search Menu Home › News › Cardinal Cupich and Daoud Casewit to hold Christian-Muslim dialogue at Notre Dame Cardinal Cupich and Daoud Casewit to hold Christian-Muslim dialogue at Notre Dame Published: November 12, 2019 Author: Amanda Skofstad Image © St. Francis and the Sultan, Br. Robert Lentz, OFM, Courtesy of Trinity Stores, www.trinitystores.com, 800.699.4482 The University of Notre Dame will host an interfaith conversation between Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, archbishop of Chicago, and Daoud Casewit, president of American Islamic College, at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 20 (Wednesday) in the Nanovic Hall Forum. Titled “Commemorating the Sultan and the Saint: A Christian-Muslim Dialogue,” the gathering commemorates the 800th anniversary of a pivotal meeting between St. Francis of Assisi and Sultan al-Malik al-Kamil of Egypt. St. Francis had traveled east with Crusade armies and crossed enemy lines in hopes of sharing Christianity peacefully. When St. Francis was brought to the sultan, the two initially tried to convert one another, but instead committed to listening and forging a friendship where both parties came away mutually challenged and enriched in their respective spiritualities. “We are honored to host these two influential and respected religious leaders for an evening of enriching conversation," said R. Scott Appleby, Marilyn Keough Dean of Notre Dame's Keough School of Global Affairs. "Seldom has the need for interreligious dialogue been more urgent, in a world fractured by mistrust and failure of nerve. Eight hundred years ago, during a time of fierce conflict between Catholics and Muslims, it took great courage for St. Francis of Assisi and Sultan al-Malik al-Kamil to risk engaging one another in a mutual quest for peace. Building on that example, and on Pope Francis’ call for interfaith encounter, the evening will provide inspiration and reassurance that people of faith can find common ground and together promote human flourishing.” Mahan Mirza, Islamic studies scholar in Notre Dame’s Keough School of Global Affairs and executive director of the Ansari Institute for Global Engagement with Religion, will serve as moderator. The event is free and open to the public. Posted In: International Faith Home Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Related September 14, 2022 Apostolic nuncio to Great Britain to deliver the 2022 Keeley Vatican Lecture July 14, 2022 Law School hosts second annual Notre Dame Religious Liberty Summit in Rome July 13, 2022 Catholic peacebuilders bring hope amid the world’s crises June 01, 2022 University of Notre Dame to establish consortium of Catholic universities to study Muslim-Christian relations January 31, 2022 New book explores the role of Catholic peacebuilders in addressing global mining issues For the Media Contact Office of Public Affairs and Communications Notre Dame News 500 Grace Hall Notre Dame, IN 46556 USA Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Pinterest © 2022 University of Notre Dame Search Mobile App News Events Visit Accessibility Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube LinkedIn