Skip to content
A close-up on the hands of 3 people holding a Christian bible, the Quran, and the Torah
By P. Deliss, CC 2.0

Statements on Interreligious Relations

A selection of official statements, proclamations, and documents which have proven to be catalysts for strengthening relations between Christians, Jews, and Muslims.

Interreligious Statements

A white mosque with gold pillars and a gold spire seen against a blue sky

A Religious Decree Against Terror

The Fiqh Council of North America, the highest council of religious law for US and Canadian Muslims, issued a 2005 Fatwa Against Terrorism.
The outline of 2 heads facing each other. Inside one head is the crescent moon and star symbol for Islam and in the other, the cross, as symbol for Christianity. The background is a blue sky with white puffy clouds.

A Common Word

A public letter by 138 prominent Muslim scholars and leaders addressed to all major Christian leaders around the world, published on October 13, 2007.
Scrabble tiles — small wooden tiles with letters on them — spelling out speak the truth

Dabru Emet

Dabru Emet (Speak the Truth) was conceived in light of the positive changes in the relationship between Jews and Christians after the Second Vatican Council.
Black-and-white image from 1965 of Rabbi Abraham Heschel leaning over a desk where Pope Paul VI is seated. They are signing the Nostra Aetate.

Nostra Aetate

Nostra Aetate is a Declaration on the Relation of the Church with Non-Christian Religions by Pope Paul VI in 1965