The Vienna-Qom Circle for Catholic-Shi’a Dialogue on Religion, Philosophy and Political Theory (ViQo Circle) is a group of scholars founded by Sheikh Dr. Taher Amini Golestani of Qom, Iran, and Dr. Christian Machek of Vienna, Austria. The circle brings together Christian and Muslim scholars to exchange ideas and develop friendships. Regular meetings take place every two years— the venue alternating between Iran and Europe.
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The Relationship between State and Religion in Europe
A Sketch by Harald Bergbauer Download pdf The topic of the relationship between state and religion in Europe is obviously very ample and comprehensive. It…
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Theonomy and Autonomy
The change in the understanding of reason and order in western philosophy as the metaphysical background of the rise and decline of natural law–thinking by…
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Islamic Approaches for Developing Muslim-Christian Interfaith Dialogue and Communications
by Taher Amini Golestani, PhD Abstract Islam and Christianity are two of the most numerous and the most influential of the world religions today. They…
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Prophet Muhammad’s Model of Interfaith Dialogue (Based Islamic Perspective on Standing Against Violence and Extremism)
The following paper was delivered by Sheikh Taher Amini Golestani, PhD[1] at the 2016 ViQo conference, Heute gerecht leben: Impulse zu Ordnungskonzeptionen aus katholischer, orthodoxer und schiitischer…
