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Scriptures in Dialogue

April 7- 9, 2003

The "Second Building Bridges Seminar: Scriptures in Dialogue" was held in Doha, Qatar in April 2003 at the invitation of the Amir of the State of Qatar, His Highness Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani. This seminar was the first to be chaired by Archbishop Rowan Williams. This seminar also began the seminars' characteristic emphasis on the study of texts from different religious traditions in small groups. The theme of this seminar was the place of the scriptures in the two faiths. Participants explored paired Biblical and Qur'anic passages through public lectures and group discussions. A record of this seminar was published as Scriptures in Dialogue: Christians and Muslims Studying the Bible and the Qur'an Together (2004).

Participants