Catholic Theological Perspectives on Islam and Christian-Muslim relations since Vatican II until today

Abstract

This article contains the theme of catholic theological perspectives on Islam and Christian-Muslim relations since Vatican II until today. The article presents some negative opinions on Islam and some positive appreciations of Islam. Further the article looks at the Vatican II and its approach to the Islam. This is author´s theological framework of thinking about Islam. Next part emphasizes the teaching of Vatican II on Islam. Finally author presents some of the consequences of respect for Islam as a religion and the developments since the Vatican Council.

Keywords

• Dialogue
• Islam
• Nostra aetate
• Christian-muslims relations
• Theological perspectives on Islam