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- CMF Annual Meeting with our Patron, The Most Rev Justin Welby, Archbishop of CanterburyOur annual meeting with our Patron, The Most Rev Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury took place today in the beautiful gardens of Lambeth Palace. Archbishop Justin offered a very warm welcome to Christians and Muslims to Lambeth Palace where we gathered to… Read more: CMF Annual Meeting with our Patron, The Most Rev Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury
- “Christian iconography that has been exploited by the far right is an offence to our faith”The Archbishop of Canterbury, The Most Rev Justin Welby, shared his reflections on the race riots and building a society where we can live well together despite our differences in an opinion piece published in The Observer yesterday. He writes: Embracing the… Read more: “Christian iconography that has been exploited by the far right is an offence to our faith”
- ‘Israel-Palestine July 2024: Identity, Separation, Power and Trauma’, reflections by The Rt Revd Rachel Treweek, Bishop of GloucesterThe Bishop of Gloucester, The Rt Rev Rachel Treweek has written a deeply moving piece about her recent visit to Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory of East Jerusalem and the West Bank in June 2024. She writes: In the past I… Read more: ‘Israel-Palestine July 2024: Identity, Separation, Power and Trauma’, reflections by The Rt Revd Rachel Treweek, Bishop of Gloucester
- Christian Evangelical Responses to Islam: A contemporary overviewThis week we were hugely privileged to engage in discussion with Dr Richard McCallum, one of our longstanding friends, on the topic of his recently published book, ‘Christian Evangelical Responses to Islam: A contemporary overview’. Published by Bloomsbury Academic, the book draws… Read more: Christian Evangelical Responses to Islam: A contemporary overview
- The Bloom Review, One Year On: Multi-Faith PerspectivesCMF Trustee, Shaykh Ibrahim Mogra, was a speaker at the one day conference, ‘The Bloom Review, One Year On: Multi-Faith Perspectives’ hosted by the Woolf Institute and the Centre for Faith in Public Life at Wesley House in Cambridge on 30 April.… Read more: The Bloom Review, One Year On: Multi-Faith Perspectives
- Israel and Palestine: Whither peace?Our online discussion today focused on the ongoing siege of Gaza and the future prospects for a lasting peace between Israelis and Palestinians. The violent attacks in southern Israel on 7 October has unleashed an unprecedented level of violence against the Palestinian… Read more: Israel and Palestine: Whither peace?
- Interfaith Media Training WorkshopCMF organised its first interfaith media training session this month with young Christians and Muslims. The training, delivered by expert agency Media Friendly, saw a small group of young Christians and Muslims learn essential broadcast media skills like giving interviews, honing the… Read more: Interfaith Media Training Workshop
- Qur’anic Ecology and Resonances with Laudato Si’Today, we were delighted to host Farhana Mayer of Oxford University for an online discussion about faith responses to climate change. Farhana’s new publication entitled ‘An Introduction to Qur’anic Ecology and Resonances with Laudato Si’’ presents Qur’an-based theological and ethical principles that… Read more: Qur’anic Ecology and Resonances with Laudato Si’