Christian Muslim Dialogue - Walsall
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The Great - Christian Muslim Dialogue - Walsall Title : Understanding Jesus
Date: 1st March 2008
Time: 5:45m 9pm
Venue: Main Lecture theatre, Walsall Campus, University of Wolverhampton,
Walsall
Organised By: Al Hikma Media & Wolverhampton University ISOC
Sponsors: Islamic College of England (ICE)
Speakers :
Christian Representative: Reverent Canon Dr. Christopher Lamb*
Muslim Representative: Br. Shabir Ally*
Synopsis :
Jesus loved by many but understood by a few. The two largest faiths Islam &
Christianity have it as an article of faith to believe in Jesus but their
understanding of who he was and what he preached is so vastly different.
On this platform a dialogue will take place by representatives of both faiths
who are well versed in each other's religion. Both representatives will
articulate their understanding of who Jesus really was, the communalities
between the two faiths and where they differ.
The audience is invited to attend and partake in this discussion of mutual
respect, theological referencing and intellectual reasoning. The audience will
be invited to ask questions or cross examine both representatives on their
understanding of who Jesus really was and what he really preached.
* The Bishop of Coventry, the Right Reverend Colin Bennetts, appointed Canon
Dr Christopher Lamb as Rector of Warmington with Shotteswell and Radway with
Ratley in South Warwickshire.
Dr Lamb (59) currently holds a national position as Secretary for Interfaith
Relations, both for the Church of England and the Council of Churches for
Britain and Ireland (CCBI). He has, however, been living in inner-city Coventry
ever since his previous appointment in 1987 as Community Relations Adviser to
the Diocese of Coventry, a post he held until 1992 when he was also made a
Canon Theologian of Coventry Cathedral.
Christopher Lamb is acknowledged to be one of the leading experts in the
country on inter-faith matters, and a succession of books - sometimes
co-authored with Roger Hooker or Kenneth Cracknell - has followed his
authoritative doctoral assessment of the pioneering work of Bishop Kenneth
Cragg in this field, "The Call to Retrieval".
His interest in other faiths, particularly Islam, derives from the six years
he spent in Pakistan. He went on to train missionaries at Crowther Hall in
Selly Oak, Birmingham, before serving eight years as adviser to two missionary
societies in an imaginative project under the chairmanship of Bishop Stephen
Neill. Christopher's hobbies include calligraphy, Indian cooking and liturgical
dance. He is married to Tina, who has acquired a reputation as a leader of
Retreats and is a Tutor on the West Midlands Theological Course. They have two
grown-up daughters.
People of any faith or no faith are welcome to attend. The event is open to
both males and females. The venue has disability access.
Structure of Dialogue (Estimate)
Time
Action
6:00pm
Welcome & Introduction To Event
Recitation of passages from the Quran & Bible if need be
6:15
Christopher Lamb 10 min Introduction & Taster of Talk
6:25
Shabir Ally 10min Introduction & Taster of Talk
6:35
Christopher Lamb Stuart Jennings 35min Main Talk
7:15
Shabir Ally 35min Main Talk
7.50
Public Q & A Session
8:50
Stuart Jennings 10min Closing Points
9:00
Shabir Ally 10min Closing Points
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