On the eve of the Lambeth Conference, the the Archbishop of Canterbury has delivered a 17 page letter in response to A Common Word Between Us and You, a document issued last fall by a group of 138 Muslims leaders.
From a press release by the Office of the Archbishop of Canterbury:
Dr Rowan Williams has welcomed A Common Word and provided a substantial reflection on it in a letter sent to Muslim religious leaders and scholars. The Archbishop’s letter, entitled ‘A Common Word for the Common Good’, comes after a period of world-wide consultation within the Anglican Communion and across the Christian denominations, most notably in last month’s meeting of Church representatives and scholars in London. Dr Williams has announced that, in collaboration with Cambridge University, he is inviting a group of Christian and Muslim leaders and scholars to a conference in October that will mark the anniversary of the publication of A Common Word.
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Dr Williams acknowledges that Christian belief in the Trinity is “difficult, sometimes offensive, to Muslims” but has said “I believe that for the sake of open and careful dialogue it is important to try and clarify what we do and what we do not mean by it”. He begins by affirming the Christian belief in the unity of God.