{"product_id":"9780715140123","title":"Scriptures in Dialogue: Christians and Muslims Studying the Bible and the Qur'an Together","description":"\u003cbr\u003eIn 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.\u003cp\u003eScriptures 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 study of passages from the Qur'an and the Bible. Combining scholarship at the highest level with commitment to the practice of their 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'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt 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 of the dialogue between Christians and Muslims which is so important for both faith communities today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt includes:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePapers by Vincent Cornell, Basit Koshul, Esther Mombo, Mona Siddiqui, Tim Winter, Tom Wright and Francis Young.\u003cbr\u003eSubstantial summaries of the discussions.\u003cbr\u003eBrief reflections from participants on the place of scripture in their own lives as believers.\u003cbr\u003eA major lecture on inter faith relations given by Rowan Williams in Birmingham shortly after the seminar.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hymns Ancient \u0026 Modern Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47009889779952,"sku":"9780715140123","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780715140123_p0.jpg?v=1763618078","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780715140123","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}