Several weeks ago, 138 Muslim scholars, sent a lengthy letter entitled ‘A Common Word Between Us and You,’ to Pope Benedict and other Christian leaders. Last week, numerous American Christian scholars responded positively with a letter of their own. In these clips from Voice of America and National Public Radio, Episcopal Bishop John Bryson Chane and his friend Ambassador Akbar Ahmed, take the converstion further.
Meanwhile, Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, has criticzed American imperialism in an interview with Emel, a magazine for Muslims. The Sunday Times reports here.