Nostra Aetate, Dhimmitude, and the Future of Catholic-Muslim Relations | Dexter Van Zile

Sixty years after Nostra Aetate opened a new chapter in Catholic-Muslim relations, does the Church's approach still hold up? Dexter Van Zile — managing editor of Focus on Western Islamism at the Middle East Forum, and a convert to Roman Catholicism — joins Dr. Andre Villeneuve for a wide-ranging and unusually direct conversation. Topics include: • What Nostra Aetate 3 actually says about Islam, and where Dexter thinks it falls short • Why "forgetting the past" can be a problem for historically-rooted faiths • The theological gap between the Incarnation and Islamic conceptions of God's transcendence • Islam vs. Islamism — and why the distinction matters • "Dhimmitude": the historical and modern reality of second-class status for Christians and Jews under Muslim rule, including troubling contemporary examples in Nazareth • What the Catholic Church could say to Muslim elites that it hasn't yet said • Practical recommendations for Catholics and Christians navigating a changing religious landscape in the West This is a candid, sometimes provocative conversation that doesn't shy away from hard questions on both sides — offered always, as Dr. Villeneuve notes in closing, "with charity, but also in truth." 🔗 FOLLOW US: WEBSITE: https://www.catholicsforisrael.com/ BLOG: https://catholicsforisrael.blogspot.com/ FACEBOOK:   / catholicsforisrael   TWITTER/X:   / israelcatholic   YOUTUBE:    / @catholicsforisrael   #CatholicChurch #Islam #NostraAetate #InterfaithDialogue #DexterVanZile #MiddleEastForum