In April 2003, Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, convened a group of twenty-five leading Christian and Muslim scholars for three days of theological dialogue. At a time when the world's attention was fixed on the conflict in Iraq, this inter faith gathering was also a hopeful sign of the deepening relationship between Christians and Muslims which is so important to both faith communities today.

Scriptures in Dialogue presents a record of this seminar, held in Doha at the invitation of the Amir of Qatar. The focus of this gathering was the intensive study of passages from the Qur'an and the Bible. Combining scholarship with commitment to the practice of theirs faiths in the modern world, the participants addressed questions such as discernment of the Word of God, the place of women in their believing communities, and making space for the religious 'Other'.

Scriptures in Dialogue includes:

• papers by Vincent Cornell, Basit Koshul, Esther Mombo, Mona Siddiqui, Tim Winter, Tom Wright and Frances Young
• substantial summaries of the discussions which took place as Biblical and Qur'anic texts were read in small groups by Christians and Muslims together
• brief reflections from participants on the place of scripture in their own lives as believers
• a major lecture on inter faith relations given by Rowan Williams in Birmingham shortly after the seminar

Scriptures in Dialogue is a successor volume to The Road Ahead, the record of an earlier Christian-Muslim seminar held at Lambeth Palace in January 2002.

Sample chapters of this title are available to download as a PDF file. Use the link below entitled 'Downloads' to view or download the file.