The Centre for Muslim-Christian Studies...

...is an independent Christian study centre

Promoting the study of Islam among Christians

Promoting the study of Christianity among Muslims

Promoting rigorous academic teaching and research on the Muslim-Christian interface

Seminars

Hilary Term 2012

Tuesday, 31st January at 2.30 pm
at The Centre for Muslim-Christian Studies

Corrections to Qurʾān and New Testament Manuscripts: Snapshots of Textual History

Keith Small

Associate Research Fellow, London School of Theology

Programme

Newsletter No. 7 Spring 2012

Second Class Citizens

What is the relationship between politics, theology, and law in the treatment of subordinate religious groups? Looking back in history, this newsletter focuses on Islamic treatments of non-Muslims through two articles derived from seminars given at The Centre for Muslim-Christian Studies in Autumn 2012 and one by a recipient of a Solomon Academic Trust scholarship. Turning to our own times, how far should we see difficulties between Muslims and Christians as theological, how far as legal, and how far as political? And what, then, do we need to discuss with each other?

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Staff publications

Both Ida Glaser and Martin Whittingham have contributed chapters to a new book looking at Christian responses to Islam in Britain.

The book is entitled Between Naivety and Hostility, edited by Steve Bell and Colin Chapman (Milton Keynes: Authentic, September 2011), with 18 chapters addressing a wide variety of issues.

Ida Glaser’s chapter is entitled, ‘Thinking Biblically About Islam’ while Martin Whittingham contributes ‘Christian-Muslim Relations in Britain in Historical Context’ .

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Tea & Conversation

Next meeting : Friday, 27th January

Weekly informal sessions on Friday afternoons from 4-6pm; an opportunity to discuss what you have been thinking about that is relevant to the Muslim-Christian interface

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