Thursday, March 20, 2008 at 12:12am
Islamic institute honors U.S. Jesuit
Germany's Central Islamic Archive Institute awarded a U.S. Jesuit theologian, Father Thomas Michel, the Mohammed Nafi Tschelebi international peace prize. Fr. Michel, consultor for the Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue and a professor at the Pontifical Gregorian University, will receive the award, which includes a prize of €2,500, Oct. 26 in Soest, Germany, Catholic World News reported Thursday.
Mohammed Nafi Tschelebi, a Syrian, founded the Islamic institute in 1927 in Berlin. The institute annually honors people involved in Muslim-Christian dialogue. Beginning next year, a Muslim will also receive the award.
Past award recipients include Archbishop Michael Louis Fitzgerald, the former president of the Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue who is now the apostolic nuncio in Egypt; a Lutheran minister from Bethlehem, Mitri Raheb; and the president of the General Rabbinical Council of Germany, Henry Brandt.
Mohammed Nafi Tschelebi, a Syrian, founded the Islamic institute in 1927 in Berlin. The institute annually honors people involved in Muslim-Christian dialogue. Beginning next year, a Muslim will also receive the award.
Past award recipients include Archbishop Michael Louis Fitzgerald, the former president of the Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue who is now the apostolic nuncio in Egypt; a Lutheran minister from Bethlehem, Mitri Raheb; and the president of the General Rabbinical Council of Germany, Henry Brandt.