Having listened to the concerns of Christian partners and correspondents in Pakistan, NIFCON (the Network of Inter Faith Concerns for the Anglican Communion) is one of the main sponsors of a petition being drawn up asking the government of Pakistan to repeal the law against blasphemy.
The July 2009 issue of the Digest of Christian-Muslim relations, which is produced by the Anglican Communion Network for Inter Faith Concerns in fulfilment of the mandate given to it by the 1998 Lambeth Conference, is now available on this website at http://nifcon.anglicancommunion.org/digest/docs/digest09.cfm
The issue looks at news from China and the oppression of Uighurs in Xinjiang region; Iraq and bombing of churches in Baghdad; Malaysia and whether or not Christians can use ‘Allah’ for God; Somalia and the killing of Christians; Pakistan and the Taliban’s introduction of jizya in Malakand; then at a Global Study of Interfaith Relations conducted by Gallup Poll, which concentrates on the integration of Muslims in Europe.
The April 2009 issue of the Digest of Christian-Muslim relations, which is produced by the Anglican Communion Network for Inter Faith Concerns in fulfilment of the mandate given to it by the 1998 Lambeth Conference, is now available on this website at http://nifcon.anglicancommunion.org/digest/docs/digest08.cfm
NIFCON (the Anglican Communion Network for Inter Faith Concerns) was asked by the 1998 Lambeth Conference 'to study and evaluate Muslim-Christian relations and report regularly to the Anglican Consultative Council.'
The Joint Committee, which is composed of a delegation from the Anglican Communion and from Al Azhar Al Sharif held its seventh annual meeting in Cairo on 18-19 November 2008 corresponding to 20-21 Dhu Al-Qa'da 1429. This was held in accord with the agreement signed at Lambeth Palace on 30 January 2002 by the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Grand Imam of Al Azhar.
At a press conference today, The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, and His Excellency Dr Ali Gomaa, presented the communiqué from ‘A Common Word’ conference, a meeting of leading Muslim and Christian clerics and scholars.
Thursday 7th February sees the launch of Generous Love: the truth of the Gospel and the call to dialogue
Sub titled 'An Anglican theology of inter faith relations' this short treatise is the culmination of work in which NIFCON has been engaged over the last four years. The discernment of a distinctively Anglican theology of inter faith relations is set against the backdrop of and builds on similar work in other Christian traditions, notably Nostra Aetate.
NIFCON has added six books and two lectures that were published in the last quarter of 2007 to the Resources section and details of a conference coming up later this month (see Events).
The lectures both deal with matters of faith and citizenship and The Inaugural Zaki Badawi Memorial Lecture on the Books page picks up on issues of pluralism in communities. Two of other books deal with issues of dialogue with Islam and a third on how Christianity maintains a strong but hospitable presence in a minority context. On a completely different theme is Rev Dr Joshva Raja's new title 'Did Jesus Feed Five Thousand People? - Hermeneutical Secrets of John's Gospel'. The sixth book returns to Islam but the geographical perspective switches to Malaysia.
We welcome suggestions for resources to add particular from outside UK and USA.
Early next month NIFCON will publish Generous Love: the truth of the Gospel and the call to dialogue - An Anglican theology of inter faith relations. It will be available to download from this site or in printed form from the NIFCON office.
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, today received a copy of a key letter from Muslim scholars and religious leaders addressed to Christian religious leaders. Dr Anas S. Al-Shaikh-Ali, Chair of the Association of Muslim Social Scientists, and one of the signatories to the letter, presented it to the Archbishop at Lambeth Palace.
The Joint Committee, which is composed of a delegation from the Anglican Communion and from the Permanent Committee of al-Azhar al-Sharif for Dialogue with the Monotheistic Religions, held its sixth annual meeting in London on 2-3 September 2007 which corresponds to 21-22 Sha'aban 1428. This was held in accord with the agreement signed at Lambeth Palace on 30 January 2002 by the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar.