Christian/Islamic dialog continues

Several weeks ago, 138 Muslim scholars, sent a lengthy letter entitled 'A Common Word Between Us and You,' to Pope Benedict and other Christian leaders. Last week, numerous American Christian scholars responded positively with a letter of their own. In these clips from Voice of America and National Public Radio, Episcopal Bishop John Bryson Chane and his friend Ambassador Akbar Ahmed, take the converstion further.

Meanwhile, Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, has criticzed American imperialism in an interview with Emel, a magazine for Muslims. The Sunday Times reports here.

Posted by Jim Naughton on November 24, 2007 7:17 PM | |
Comments (2)

That would be the Sunday Times reporting. The whole article is also available there by the way.

Posted by Simon Sarmiento [TypeKey Profile Page] | November 25, 2007 4:25 AM

Thank you, Simon. I'll add that "Sunday" Times to our post. At present The Sunday Times is only giving a link to the cover of the magazine.

The tragic thing about The Sunday Times report is the way it distorts what the archbishop says - and leaves him appearing to be ignorant of basic distinctions in the American political landscape.

For example, it omits his even handedness in criticizing the US and the UK in the war in Iraq.

But worse look at this:

1) The Sunday Times writes, He said the crisis was caused not just by America’s actions but also by its misguided sense of its own mission. He poured scorn on the “chosen nation myth of America, meaning that what happens in America is very much at the heart of God’s purpose for humanity”.

2) Emel writes, Christian Zionists support the return of Jews to Israel because they believe the second coming of Jesus will not occur until all Jews are in Israel. The Archbishop is scathing, accusing them of being connected to “the chosen nation myth of America, meaning that what happens in America is very much at the heart of God’s purpose for humanity.”

Posted by John B. Chilton [TypeKey Profile Page] | November 25, 2007 6:26 AM

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