Seeing Islam in a New Light?

Seeing Islam in a New Light?
Palestinians pray at the al-Khaldi mosque on the third day of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Gaza City, on June 8, 2016. Mohammed Abed/AFP via Getty Images
David Daintree
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To say that Christians and Muslims have enjoyed a love-hate relationship over the centuries would, sadly, be a gross misstatement. If it were true, it would be a reasonably wholesome thing, for at least it would imply openness to mutual understanding and acceptance, a willingness to try and admire each other in theory, even if in practice spoiled by occasional eruptions of suspicion and fear.

David Daintree
David Daintree
Author
David Daintree is director of the Christopher Dawson Centre for Cultural Studies in Tasmania, Australia. He has a background in classics and teaches Late and Medieval Latin. Mr. Daintree was a visiting professor at the universities of Siena and Venice, and a visiting scholar at the University of Manitoba. He served as president of Campion College from 2008 to 2012. In 2017, he was made a member of the Order of Australia on the Queen’s Birthday Honours List.
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