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...21st century. This is perhaps the most intellectually active period for the faith since the height of Islamic scholarship in the Middle Ages. "There is more self-confidence in the Islamic world about dealing with reason, constitutionalism, science and other big issues that define modern society," says Ibrahim Kalin of the Foundation for Political, Economic and Social Research in Ankara. "The West is no longer the only worldview to look up to. There are other ways of sharing the world and negotiating your place...
...Ibrahim Kalin, a Turkish-born Islamic theologian who teaches at Georgetown University, was one of 38 Muslim scholars and imams who sent a "letter of clarification" after the Pope's speech. Exactly one year after Regensburg, he helped establish "The Common Word" committee of Muslims to improve relations with all Christian denominations. His group has already met in the U.S. and Britain with Protestant leaders. To be now invited to the Vatican, Kalin says, is a major step toward a permanent dialogue to improve relations between Muslims and Christians...
...Still, beyond the offensive historical quote about Mohammed (the Pope later clarified that he strongly disagrees with the old emperor's characterization), Benedict's idea that Islam operates outside of reason is still a point of contention. "This is a gross oversimplification and misreading of Islamic tradition," says Kalin. Other religions also require an absolute devotion to their god, he insists, and Islam's cultural history has been greatly influenced by the pursuit of reason. Despite that difference, he says the fact that Benedict "takes his theology seriously" is a key to finder a deeper understanding...
...Kalin says he hopes the summit will produce some specific agreements, including a sort of "crisis hotline" between Muslim and Christian leaders to help avoid or quell religious discord, such as the violent protests in the Islamic world after the Danish papers published cartoons some deemed offensive to the Prophet Mohammed. Kalin also wants to fix a day each year when Muslim leaders teach their faithful about Christianity, and vice-versa. And finally, some Muslims would like a debate that goes beyond the Pope's call to a "dialogue based on reason." Kalin wants an acknowledgment of common "Judeo-Christian...
...says a top McCain strategist. "She is a person who leads a life they lead." In the TIME poll, 68% of older, non-college-educated women expressed a favorable opinion of her. "I do like Palin. I think she's going to win the election for McCain," says Kim Kalin, 49, a supervisor at a small manufacturing plant, who lives in Sterling Heights, Mich. But for other women, Palin has only added to the confusion. "I was for Obama, but that Sarah Palin gives a good speech," says Vivian Healey, 75, who works four days a week...