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I. FOREWARD / LIMINAIRE
Pierre de Béthune OSB, NOUS SOMMES RESPONSABLES DE L'ESPRIT D'ASSISE
     Why the “World Day of Prayer for Peace” that took place in Assisi twenty-five years ago is so important for interreligious dialogue (and Dilatato Corde) today.
 
II. TESTIMONIALS, REFLECTIONS, REPORTS / TÉMOIGNAGES, RÉFLEXIONS, COMPTES-RENDUS

1. Testimonials / Témoignages
Lucy Brydon OSB, JOURNEY INTO INTERFAITH DIALOGUE - 1939-2011
      A seed was planted in childhood, nurtured by the witness of Muslims in Africa, and now bears fruit in a ministry of Christian-Buddhist retreats on “meditation and mindfulness.”

Christine Daine OSC, MON CHEMIN DE VIE COMME CHRÉTIENNE ET MONIALE CLARISSE: À la rencontre du dialogue interreligieux monastique
     We cannot enter into dialogue and pretend to remain unscathed. The word that we share not only goes from one to the other but penetrates each of us through and through.

Herbert Kaden OSB, GOD IS EVERYWHERE
     A heart expanded by a lifetime of experiences with people of other faiths.

Claire Ly, L’ÉTRANGETÉ DE LA GRÂCE…
      How grace came to be known first as rupture, then as strangeness, and finally as reconciliation in the life of one who experienced at first hand the violence of the Cambodian Khmer Rouge in the late 1970s and arrived in France as a political refugee in 1980.

Mary John Marshall OSB (English and German)
INTERFAITH SISTERS
INTERRELIGIÖSE SCHWESTERN
     The interreligious dialogue of two sisters, one of whom became an Anglican Benedictine nun, the other a Soto Zen priest.

Olga Sodré, DIÁLOGO DE EXPERIÊNCIA PERCORRENDO DIFERENTES CAMINHOS RELIGIOSOS
     Contact with the spiritual tradition of India leads to a rediscovery and deepened appreciation of the Christian faith and its spiritual traditions—including the meaning and place of celibacy in the spiritual life—and initiates a personal and professional interest in monastic interreligious dialogue.

Bettina Bäumer "Sharada," SUMMER TO AUTUMN: AN INTERRELIGIOUS PILGRIMAGE
       A reflection on the transformative experience of recent intense encounters with Catholics, Buddhist, Sufis, and Hindus.

2. Reflections / Réflexions
Michael Fitzgerald MAfr, THE MOST BEAUTIFUL NAMES OF GOD: Their Meaning for a Christian
    The Islamic tradition of the Ninety-nine Most Beautiful Names of God is a rich source for meditation, for they act as a bridge between God and human beings, and also constitute an invitation to praise God.

Timothy Wright OSB, MONASTIC-MUSLIM DIALOGUE: The Challenge and the Promise.
       A public presentation given at the DIMMID dialogue with Iranian Shi'a Muslims, September 16, 2011, at the Primatial Abbey of Saint'Anselmo in Rome.

Hans Ucko, THE ROLE OF RELIGION IN PEACE BUILDING, HEALING AND CONFIDENCE BETWEEN PEOPLE AND NATIONS
     The essence of what  and who we are, as religious and spiritual people, must be at the very heart of the contribution we bring to peace making.

Paul Yves Wery, (French and English)
COMPASSION CHRÉTIENNE ET COMPASSION BOUDDHISTE
CHRISTIAN COMPASSION AND BUDDHIST COMPASSION
     Even though Western languages generally translate “metta” as “compassion,” the expression of compassion in Eastern Buddhist cultures is significantly different from the way it is usually expressed by Westerners.

Richard E. Zeikowitz, REFLECTIONS ON THE RULE OF SAINT BENEDICT: A Monk in Transition
     Reflections on the Rule's opening verse and its chapter on humility by a Buddhist monk in transition.

3. Reports / Comptes-rendus

Jacques Scheuer SJ, L’ESPÉRANCE : ILLUSION À DISSIPER OU ESPACE D’ÉVEIL ?
     Le 9e rencontre du Réseau d’études bouddhisme/christianisme à la Hope University de Liverpool du 30 juin au 4 juillet de 2011.

Three reports on the dialogue on "The Word of God Calling Us to Prayer and Witness" that took place in Rome, September 14-17, 2011.
       William Skudlarek OSB, DIMMID IN DIALOGUE WITH IRANIAN SHI'A MUSLIMS.
       Benoît Standaert OSB, MONNIKEN EN SHI’A MOSLIMS BIJ ELKAAR IN ROME
       Guido Dotti, IN DIALOGO ATTORNO ALLA PAROLA

Giuseppe Scattolin, SPEAKING ABOUT THE LOVE OF GOD TO MORE THAN 1000 SUFIS
     An Italian priest is invited to speak to a large gathering of a Sufi brotherhood in Upper Egypt. Arabic and Italian versions have also been provided by the author:

ديث عن المحبة الإلهية لأكثر من ألف صوفي

PARLARE DELL’AMORE DI DIO A PIÙ DI 1000 SUFI
    

Lucy Brydon OSB, AN EXPLORATORY DAY ON SCRIPTURAL REASONING AND LECTIO DIVINA
       The Turvey Abbey and Commission for Monastic Interreligious Dialogue of Great Britain and Ireland host host a day to experience and compare these two ways of responding to sacred scriptures.

William Skudlarek OSB, ASSISI, OCTOBER 27, 2011, "PILGRIMS OF TRUTH, PILGRIMS OF PEACE"
        A report on the "day of reflection, dialogue and prayer for promoting justice and peace in the world" that was convoked by Pope Benedict XVI to commemorate the twenty-fifth anniversary of Pope John Paul II's "World Day of Prayer for Peace."

Luc Moës OSB, COMMÉMORATION À MAREDSOUS DU VINGT-CINQUIÈME ANNIVERSAIRE D'ASSISE

III. STUDIES / ÉTUDES (Peer reviewed articles / Articles soumis à un examen)

Francis Tiso, RAIMUNDO PANIKKAR ON THE MONK AS “ARCHETYPE”
     The background of Panikkar's Blessed Simplicityand its contemporary significance for monastic interreligious dialogue.

Edward Ulrich,  CATHOLIC THEOLOGY, COMPARATIVE STUDY, AND A PRACTICE OF HINDU MEDITATION 
     A Roman Catholic theologian who practices a Hindu form of meditation analyzes the Catholic theology of religions and comparative study in the light of his religious experiences.

 IV. RESOURCES / RESSOURCES

1. Book reviews / Recensions
Jean-Marie Ploux, IL DIALOGO CAMBIA LA FEDE?
(Reviewed by Matteo Nicolini-Zani)

Francis X. Clooney, S.J., COMPARATIVE THEOLOGY: DEEP LEARNING ACROSS RELIGIOUS BORDERS
(Reviewed by Luke Devine OSB)

2. Notice of recent and forthcoming books / Avis de livres récents et à venir

Santhosh Sebastian Cheruvally, JESUS CHRIST: QUEST AND CONTEXT OF ABHISHIKTANANDA

Marthe Mahieu-De Praetre, KURISUMALA: Francis Mahieu Acharya, Pioneer in Christian Monasticism in India

Paolo Trianni, HENRI LE SAUX SVAMI ABHISHIKTANANDA: Un incontro con India

Kristin Johnston Largen, BABY KRISHNA, INFANT CHRIST

RECENT BOOKS IN ITALIAN (LIBRI RECENTI IN ITALIANO)
       Brother Matteo Nicolini-Zani, coordinator of the Italian Commission of DIM, regularly updates a list of Italian publications in the field of interreligious dialogue.

RECENT BOOKS IN SPANISH (LIBROS RECIENTES EN ESPAÑOL)
       Some recent books in Spanish from the Boletin of the Iberian Commission of DIM.

3. Documents
CHRISTIAN WITNESS IN A MULTI-RELIGIOUS WORLD: Recommendations for Conduct. 
     A joint document of the World Council of Churches, the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, and the World Evangelical Alliance.

CHRISTIANS AND MUSLIMS: WORKING TOGETHER FOR MANKIND'S SPIRITUAL DIMENSION
     Greetings from the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue to Muslims at the end of Ramadan.

CHRISTIANS AND HINDUS: TOGETHER IN PROMOTING RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
     Greetings from the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue to Muslims on the Feast of Deepavali.