What we are:

We are a small group, mostly members of Strathkinness Parish Church but also from surrounding churches, who meet together once a month for good, wide ranging, open-minded discussion based on the book we chose to read that month.

September 2006

Understanding my Muslim Neighbour
by Michael Nazir-Ali, Bishop of Rochester

Never has the need for mutual understanding between Christianity and Islam been greater as terror and war in the name of religion threaten the entire world. Michael Nazir-Ali draws on his experience of growing up in an Islamic country and his many years as a Christian minister in the West to answer the most commonly asked questions about Islam and its followers. These include: What are the essential beliefs of Islam? What does Islam teach about Jesus Christ? How much common ground is there between Islam and Christianity? Do all Muslims support the notion of jihad or holy war? What are the keys to mutual understanding?

This wise, sensitive and informed guide will be an essential resource for all churches and schools which serve culturally diverse communities and for individuals concerned to build bridges with their neighbours, not only locally but globally.

We will be discussing Understanding My Muslim Neighbor on September 12th.

(description from www.scm-canterburypress.com)