The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams has given a wide-ranging lecture today in Singapore, at the Building Bridges Conference. In his lecture Dr Williams discusses the position of the "absolute truths" of faith over and above political power, and how this plays out in a society where several faiths co-exist: "Does disagreement about truth necessarily mean the violent disruption of social co-operation? I shall be arguing that it does not, and that, on the contrary, a robust view of disagreement and debate between religious communities may play a major role in securing certain kinds of social unity or cohesion"
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The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, is to convene the 6th Building bridges Christian Muslim Seminar in Singapore next week. This is a unique annual series which brings together Christian and Muslim scholars of international reputation in a seminar examining major themes of current interest and importance from a religious perspective.
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"Building Bridges" was the title of a significant Christian-Muslim Dialogue Seminar that has just ended in Doha in the State of Qatar. Fifteen Christian scholars, led by Dr. Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, joined fifteen Muslim theologians to explore the use of Scripture in the two faiths.
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The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Rowan Williams, in his capacity as Convenor of the 2nd Building Bridges Christian-Muslim Seminar has issued a communique.
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Your Highness, eminent guests and friends:
My first duty, which I discharge with the most sincere pleasure, is to thank His Highness the Amir of Qatar for welcoming us to his country and doing so much to facilitate this meeting.
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