From 29–31 October, the Faculty of Theology at the University of Innsbruck warmly hosted the workshop of the Kircher Network – HEST Cluster on Christian-Muslim Dialogue. Under the theme "Comparative Methods in Studying Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations: Perspectives from Theology, Sociology, Philosophy and Beyond", the network's professors discussed papers exploring key issues in comparative theology.

A highlight of the meeting was the presentation by the Bishop of Innsbruck, Monsignor Hermann Glettler, and Imam Abulwafa Mohammed of their recently published book, Nicht den Hass, die Liebe wählen (Herder), a moving testament to years of dialogue and friendship that encourages "rejecting hatred and choosing love."  

The workshop brought together fourteen professors from the following institutions: Universität Innsbruck; Sankt Georgen – Frankfurt; Universidad Loyola Andalucía (Granada); Université Saint-Joseph (Beirut); Ignatianum University in Krakow; Collegium Bobolanum – Warsaw; Universität Wien; Universität Osnabrück; Chapel for Europe (Brussels); and the Jesuit community of Ankara.  

The HEST Cluster on Christian and Muslim Dialogue Cluster is coordinated by Jaime Flaquer, SJ. (Universidad Loyola Andalucía), together with Jesuit Tobias Specker, SJ. (Sankt Georgen) and Dr Michaela Neulinger (Universität Innsbruck).

The Christian and Muslim Dialogue Cluster of the network is coordinated by Jesuit Jaime Flaquer (from Universidad Loyola), together with fellow Jesuit Tobias Specker (Sankt Georgen) and Professor Michaela Quast-Neulinger (Universität Innsbruck), who excellently organized the event. Special thanks go to the Faculty of Theology at Innsbruck for their generous hospitality.