The Georgetown Lecture on Contemporary Islam 2017 - 2026
Sponsored by the Office of the President at Georgetown University

April 23, 2026
Interreligious Dialogue in Ethnically Divided Balkan Societies
Ahmet ALIBASIC, University of Sarajevo

May 29, 2025
Divine Love in Islam: From Quranic Foundations to Ibn ʿArabi’s Metaphysical Vision
Muhammad MODASSIR ALI, Hamad Bin Khalifa University
Video available here

May 22, 2024
The Covenants of the Prophet Muhammad: Historical Legacy & Contemporary Human Rights
Ibrahim ZEIN, Hamad Bin Khalifa University
Ādamiyyah: Humanity as a Ground for Universal Human Rights in Islam
Recep ŞENTÜRK, Hamad Bin Khalifa University

May 22, 2023
Benedict XVI and Islam: Rethinking Theological Interaction
Felix KÖRNER, IKT Humboldt University

June 8, 2022
Do Muslims Today “Call on Mary with Devotion”?
Rita GEORGE-TVRTKOVIÇ, Benedictine University

May 6, 2021
The Visit of Pope Francis to Iraq: Its Significance for Religious Relations
Cardinal Michael L. FITZGERALD
Cindy WOODEN, Catholic News Service
Video coverage of the event here

December 12, 2019
Muslims and Secularism: Some Contributions to the Debate
David MARSHALL, World Council of Churches

March 21, 2019
The Call to Jihad and the Lure of Prosperity: Contemporary Polarities
in African Islam and Christianity
Patrick J. RYAN, S.J., Fordham University

December 14, 2017
Is Islam an Enemy of the West?
Tamara SONN, Georgetown University

February 23, 2017
A Christian Encounter with Said Nursi’s Risale-i Nur
Thomas MICHEL, S.J., Georgetown University