"Islam is an authentic faith that shapes our Muslim neighbors' innermost being and determines their attitude in life. And the Islamic faith is generally more tradition oriented than the recent Western shape of Christian faith, which has experienced considerable secularization. Yet we are only fair to the Islamic population when we understand them from their religious core and respect them as a faith community. Muslims have become important partners in faith conversation."

Islam, An Introduction for Christians, Augsburg, Minneapolis, 1994

“The picture of the Muslim soldier advancing with a sword in one hand and the Quran in the other is quite false.”

'Islam', 1951