Theotokos Lecture and Dialogue

The Virgin Mary as a Shared Figure? A Christian-Muslim Dialogue YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED Please join us for a Theotokos Lecture by Dr. Rita George-Tvrtković followed by a response from Marquette professor Dr. Irfan Omar, and further dialogue. The Vatican II document Nostra Aetate acknowledges that Christians and Muslims share belief in, and devotion to, the Virgin Mary. But did Christians always view Mary as a shared figure between the two religions? This lecture will consider where, when, and how Mary has been used to connect or divide Christians and Muslims. Co-presented with Marquette University’s Theology Department Sponsored by Lilly Endowment Inc. Directions and Parking information may be found on our website. Images: (left) Annunciation, 1307, Al Biruni, Chronology of Ancient Nations, MS Or.MS 161, f. 141 v, University of Edinburgh Library. Used with permission. (middle) The Annunciation (folio 15 recto), from a Mirror of Holiness (Mir’at al-quds) of Father Jerome Xavier, 1602–4. Mughal India, Allahabad, made for Prince Salim (1569–1627). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; page: 26.2 x 15.4 cm (10 5/16 x 6 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2005.145.15.a (right) Unknown, Book of Hours (Horae B.V.M), 15th century, Haggerty Museum of Art, Marquette