The Archbishop of Canterbury today sent wishes for ‘a very joyful and blessed Diwali’ to Hindu communities. In his greeting, Dr Williams speaks of the idea of ‘the return home’ as a central concept in the Ramayana, where the believer returns not to a specific place, but ‘ to God and finding a home in God’.
26 October 2011
This week saw the launch by Bishop Alexander Malik, Bishop of Lahore, Church of Pakistan and Bishop Christopher Edmonson, Bishop of Bolton, Diocese of Manchester, Church of England of the Urdu version of Generous Love, a document of the Anglican Communion concerned with the theology underpinning interfaith conversation and dialogue.
26 October 2011
Faith leaders in Uganda are celebrating ten years of successful inter-faith service to citizens in the east Africa nation that has rebounded from civil war and economic catastrophe.
29 September 2011
In a surprising rollercoaster of a day, 10 Muslim students –arrested for heckling the Israeli ambassador to the United States during a speech at the University of California's Irvine campus last year — on Sept. 23 were convicted, sentenced and said they will appeal the guilty verdict.
28 September 2011
Bangalore, India, 20 September. Muslims in Kashmir, in the northwest of the Indian subcontinent, are supporting the re-building of a Christian school that was destroyed by fire during anti-Christian violence one year ago.
21 September 2011
A Priest and Imam will together read aloud scripture from the Bible and Koran on Sunday 11 September to mark the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington in 2001.
06 September 2011
Episcopal Church and other religious leaders are planning interfaith events to mark the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks when almost 3,000 people perished after hijacked planes slammed into the World Trade Center in New York City, the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., and a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
18 August 2011
Tottenham's faith leaders, politicians and youth leaders from across the local community will tonight (Monday 8 August) attend a Vigil of Hope, in a united response to the weekend's violence.
08 August 2011
The Bishop of Egypt has paid tribute to a leading Muslim scholar who is helping to promote peace and tolerance among faith communities.
02 August 2011
The second issue of the Christian-Muslim digest for 2011 is now available online. The issue includes some pieces on several issues related to Christian Muslim relations in different parts of the world.
25 July 2011