Seminar One, 25th January
It has been claimed that the Koran and the Bible are, simply, “two books, one author”. In saying this, the implication is that both books’ portrayal of God are essentially the same, that it there is no real difference between the two religions (Islam and Christianity) and that whilst a particular preference may be better, essentially both were true and right. In a world of many different religious opinions, which is right? Or are they all just different expressions of the same thing? What are we to do, think and say in the increasingly diverse religious landscape of 21st Century Ireland? This bonus session will delve more deeply into the issues.
