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Devotional Reading - Interfaith Lectio Divina
This powerful practice of praying through Christian, Jewish and Islamic sacred texts has been pioneered by the charity over the past four years and has developed from Scriptural Reasoning. The next regular monthly meeting will be a presentation by ELIZABETH SMITH, DIRECTOR OF CONTEMPLATIVE OUTREACH, on SUNDAY 1 JULY AT 12.30PM at ST JOSEPH'S HOSPICE, HACKNEY, LONDON. Please contact the Convener, Thomas Bonneville.
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Conference of Muslim Scholars on Religious Violence
The high level conference of senior Islamic scholars to discuss issues relating to religious violence and religious freedom took place in Cairo, Egypt from 22 to 28 March 2012, and was led by Sheikh Professor Mohamed Elsharkawy and Sheikh Professor Abdallah Mohamed, Head of the Faculty of Comparative Religion at the University. The conference discussed sensitive issues of Islamic teaching, history and religious law to promote justice and tolerance in accordance with the finest heritage of Islamic belief and practice. Please contact us for further details.
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Christian-Muslim Conference on Religious Violence and Religious Freedom
From 21 to 22 May 2012, the Christian Muslim Council of scholars, will hold an international conference on religious violence and religious freedom in Washington, DC, at which the findings of the conference of Muslim scholars on religious violence led by Sheikh Professor Mohamed Elsharkawy will be developed at the highest level together with the international Council of Christian clergy and scholars led by Dr Patrick Sookdheo, with the support of experts and dignitaries.
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Faith in Music
The Christian Muslim Council is proud to launch its training workshop, "Singing Scripture", introducing Christians to the Islamic art of Quranic recitation, and Muslims to sacred a cappella choral chanting of psalms. The second session is on SUNDAY 13 MAY AT 5.00PM at FAITH IN HACKNEY, HACKNEY, LONDON. Please write in advance to enquiries [at] christianmuslimcouncil.org for an e-ticket.
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