Tarif Khalidi

Tarif Khalidi, professor of Arabic and Islamic studies at the
American University of Beirut, is the author, most recently, of The Muslim Jesus (Harvard, 2001).

ReligionSeptember 21, 2006

The Pope’s Monopoly on Reason

Pope Benedict XVI's controversial speech is indeed a call for dialogue among all religions. But what kind of dialogue is possible if the Pope believes his ideas are "rational" and everyone else's are not?

Tarif Khalidi and Muhammad Ali Khalidi

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Tarif Khalidi

ReligionSeptember 21, 2006

The Pope’s Monopoly on Reason

Pope Benedict XVI's controversial speech is indeed a call for dialogue among all religions. But what kind of dialogue is possible if the Pope believes his ideas are "rational" and everyone else's are not?

Tarif Khalidi and Muhammad Ali Khalidi