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    A Church of Islam: The Syrian Calling of Father Paolo Dall’Oglio
    A Church of Islam: The Syrian Calling of Father Paolo Dall’Oglio
    A Church of Islam: The Syrian Calling of Father Paolo Dall’Oglio
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    A Church of Islam: The Syrian Calling of Father Paolo Dall’Oglio

    By Shaun O'Neill and Emma Loosley Leeming

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    In the final decades of the last millennium, a Jesuit from Italy came across the ruins of an abandoned monastery in the Syrian Desert. It was to be the start of a forward-thinking Catholic religious community called Al-Khalil that would celebrate hospitality and friendship as its guiding pillars, bringing together Christians and Muslims from across the region during troubled times. Father Paolo Dall'Oglio and the interfaith dialogue he promoted in the monastic outpost of Deir Mar Musa near Damascus would attract people from all walks of life. The outbreak of war in 2011, powerful governmental and religious opposition, and the mysterious disappearance of the politically outspoken Father Paolo may have curtailed his work, but the progressive community he left behind continues to touch the lives of people across religious divides--within and outside Syria.

    In this pioneering work in English, part ethnographic study, part creative nonfiction narrative, Shaun O'Neill traces the life and legacy of the irrepressible Italian. He explores the importance of cross-religious understanding and moral leadership in an increasingly polarized world driven by religious and political fanaticism. It is a celebration of religious diversity against the odds and a fascinating glimpse into the character of Al-Khalil's bombastic, larger-than-life leader--Father Paolo Dall'Oglio.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWipf and Stock
    Release dateAug 9, 2019
    ISBN9781532667299
    A Church of Islam: The Syrian Calling of Father Paolo Dall’Oglio
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    Shaun O'Neill

    Shaun O’Neill is a master’s graduate of theology, religion in peace and conflict, from Uppsala University in Sweden. He wrote his final thesis on interfaith dialogue in Deir Mar Musa. He teaches, writes, reads, roams, and is interested in the sociopolitical backdrop of the Middle East and social justice. He is currently based in Krakow, Poland.

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