My social media is full of Muslims praying for Pope Francis and wishing him a speedy recovery. As I'll talk about in my forthcoming book on Pope Francis and Islam, he and his pontificate have been very well received by Muslims globally. #PopeFrancisandIslam

Friends in Cleveland and at John Carroll University: I’ll be in town on Thursday for this event!

Every translation is interpretation, so I was curious, too. Here you go

An early Christmas gift to myself: the new ‘Qur’an: A Verse Translation’ by Bruce Lawrence and MAR Habib. It’s wonderfully done and the cover (which was a surprise hiding behind the simple dust jacket) is spectacular.

Very excited that I’ll be teaching Intro to Islam at Georgetown next semester! Follow along here as I post about what we’re learning and discussing: #IntroToIslamGU.

Use the same hashtag over on Twitter/X to find my previous Tweets from when I taught the same course in 2021.

Blessed Are the Peacemakers: Ukraine, the Middle East, Sudan, and a Broken World
🗓️ Monday, 11/18
🕧 6pm EST
📍 Dahlgren Chapel & livestreamed
@gucstpubliclife.bsky.social
Link:
catholicsocialthought.georgetown.edu/events/bless...