Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Striving to Live Faithfully: A Muslim-Christian Conversation

Please share in our community by listening to the May Ecumenical Dialogue hosted at Holy Wisdom Monastery. The conversation brings together the Rev. Jay Rock and Imam Ronald Shaheed for a conversation about the challenges and opportunities Christians and Muslims face in relation to each other and to the world we all share.

Ronald Shaheed is the Imam of Masjid Sultan Muhammad and director of education at the Clara Mohammed School in Milwaukee. He works closely with Imam W.D. Mohammed in fostering interfaith dialogue and engagement in the United States and internationally. He is a knowledgeable and personable interpreter of Islam.

Jay T. Rock is coordinator of interfaith relations for the Presbyterian Church. He served as director for interfaith relations at the National Council of Churches of Christ from 1987 to 2003. With an academic background in the history of religious, he has also served as a congregational pastor and community organizer.