How do current priorities of Church growth and evangelism relate to, and intersect with, the place of interfaith relations?
Praying Together in Multi Faith Contexts: Some Ecumenical Reflections
Can Christians pray or share silence with people of other faiths? As our society becomes more diverse and with pressure to make public and civic events more inclusive, this paper explores some of the theological challenges for Christians and offers some guidelines and possible models of engagement. Download Praying Together in Multi Faith Contexts – […]
Fifty Years of Dialogue: Embracing the Past, Envisioning the Future
Current Dialogue, an annual special issue of the World Council of Churches’ Ecumenical Review, is available for free viewing and download for a limited time. The issue looks back at 50 years of interreligious dialogue by the WCC, dating back to the establishment of the Office of Interreligious Dialogue and Cooperation (originally called the Sub-Unit […]
Essay competition: Future of Interreligious Dialogue
An essay competition for youth on the theme ‘The Future of Interreligious Dialogue’ has been announced by the World Council of Churches (WCC). It is timed to mark the 50th anniversary of the WCC’s Office of Interreligious Dialogue and Cooperation. The competition aims to encourage people under the age of 30 with interests in the […]
Reports from latest Invest in Peace events
Invest in Peace events in Bournemouth, Kingston and Southampton have provided the opportunity to hear the stories of two peace activists: one Israeli and one Palestinian. The events were organised in partnership with Solutions Not Sides and supported by the Board of Deputies of British Jews and Churches Together in Britain and Ireland (CTBI), with […]
Invest in Peace – Listening for the Hope
Peter Colwell, Deputy General Secretary of CTBI, reflects on four Invest in Peace Events with Palestinian Yasser Khaldi and Israeli Meron Guttel. For more than two years now, CTBI in partnership with the Board of Deputies of British Jews have been rolling out meetings across the UK for the “Invest in Peace” programme. This means […]
Latest Invest in Peace events
Updated 6 November 2018. Reflection on the Invest in Peace events Peter Colwell, Deputy General Secretary of CTBI, reflects on four Invest in Peace Events with Palestinian Yasser Khaldi and Israeli Meron Guttel. Report on Birmingham and Cardiff events: You can read a report on the Invest in Peace events which took place in Birmingham […]
Inter Faith Week and Scottish Interfaith Week 2018
Inter Faith Week and Scottish Interfaith Week run from Sunday 11 – Sunday 18 November 2018. Inter Faith Week takes place across England, Northern Ireland and Wales and aims to: Strengthen good interfaith relations at all levels. Increase awareness of the different and distinct faith communities in the UK, in particular celebrating and building on the […]
Emerging Peacemakers Forum
Fifty young Christians and Muslims, aged 20-25, met during July 2018 for an Emerging Peacemakers Forum. This provided training in peacemaking and reconciliation at Churchill College, Cambridge University. The participants also met with international religious leaders, including the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar and president of the Muslim Council of Elders Prof Dr Ahmad Al-Tayyeb. The […]
Christian witness in a multi-religious world
Update 4 May 2018. Bilingual Welsh/English version now available to download. This practical theological resource uses the document Christian Witness in a Multi-religious World: Recommendations for Conduct produced by the World Council of Churches (WCC) and the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA). It aims to help you: Gain a practical understanding towards application of the guidelines. Provide […]
