MarketWatch: Muslim and Christian Leaders Meet at Yale for Historic 'Common Word' Conference
NEW HAVEN, Conn., July 15, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — More than 150 Muslim and Christian leaders, including some of the world's most eminent scholars and clerics, will gather at Yale University July 28-31 to promote understanding between the two faiths, whose members comprise more than half the world's population.
Prominent political figures and representatives of the Jewish community also will speak at the conference, which launches a series of interfaith events planned around the world over the next two years. These gatherings respond to the call for dialogue issued in an open letter, A Common Word Between Us and You, written by major Islamic leaders, to which Yale scholars responded with a statement that garnered over 500 signatures.
A watershed in Muslim-Christian relations, this interfaith meeting was organized by Yale Divinity School's Center for Faith & Culture under the leadership of its founder and director, Miroslav Volf, together with the director of the Center's Reconciliation Program, Joseph Cumming. Volf will co-teach a course on faith and globalization at Yale this fall with former British Prime Minister Tony Blair. …
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