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ACNS 3695     |     MIDDLE EAST     |	  2 DECEMBER 2003 

Exploring challenges facing Christian communities in the Middle East

[ACNS source: Churches Together in Britain and Ireland] Centre for
Christianity and Inter Religious Dialogue at Heythrop College and
Churches Together in Britain and Ireland (through the Middle East Forum)
are jointly organizing a conference exploring the dilemmas facing
Christian communities in the Middle East today.

'Christianity in the Middle East: contemporary explorations in politics
and theology' is on Thursday 11 December from 10:30am to 6:30pm at
Heythrop College, University of London. Places are limited and admission
is by ticket only, price #20, available from the college in Kensington
Square, London W8 5HQ (Tel: +44 (0)20 7795 6600).

Speakers will include Anthony OMahony (Heythrop College, University of
London), Sebastian Brock (Oriental Institute, University of Oxford),
Peter Riddell, (London Bible College, Brunel University), the Revd John
H Watson, the Revd William Taylor (St John's, Notting Hill), Harry
Hagopian (Jerusalem Inter-Church Committee), Leon Menzies Racionzer, the
Revd Leonard Marsh.

The conference will explore the political and theological dimensions of
Christian presence in the Middle East today, surveying the challenges
that face Christian communities in the region, including Iraq,
Palestine, Israel, Egypt, Lebanon and Syria. Speakers will focus on
issues of ecumenism, Christian-Muslim relations, Christian-Jewish
relations, and Jerusalem.

For further information please visit: www.ctbi.org.uk

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