In this blog Richard McCallum thinks about the power and importance of symbols in Christian-Muslim engagement. #Faith #Community #InterfaithDialogue www.cmcsoxford.org.uk/cmcs-blog/bl...

This week's blog by Richard McCallum explores the approaches to Islam of mainline Protestant denominations as well as the divergent attitudes of evangelicals and Pentecostals. #Islam #Protestant #Christianity #Interfaith #Evangelical #Pentecostal www.cmcsoxford.org.uk/cmcs-blog/bl...

www.cmcsoxford.org.uk/cmcs-blog/bl... 📢Read our latest blog in which Richard McCallum explores the official responses to Islam of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox Churches since the 20th c. #roman_catholic #orthodox #InterfaithDialogue #ChristianMuslimRelations #ReligiousStudies #CommunityBuilding

If you'd like to learn about Center for Muslim and Christian Studies Houston (CMCSH) 'Daniel and Islam' project, Dr Ida Glaser and Dr Azadeh Rezaie will be speaking at a colloquium from McGill University on September 19th. Let us know if you'd like the Zoom link.

Martin Whittingham (CMCSO Academic Dean) looks forward to starting teaching a new online course this afternoon, Sept 9th, in collaboration with CMCS Houston. It's on the history of Muslim-Christian relations from 14th-21st centuries www.cmcshouston.org/history-of-m... #interfaith #muslim #christian

Read about different approaches to Islam within Christian communities in Richard McCallum's latest blog on Typologies at bit.ly/46mYkcg What's your experience with interfaith dialogue? Share your comments below the article. #InterfaithDialogue #ChristianMuslimRelations #CommunityBuilding

The second blog in the new CMCSO blog series on Christian Responses to Islam explores the controversial answers given by Christians to the question 'What do you think of Muhammad?’ Read more at www.cmcsoxford.org.uk/cmcs-blog/bl... #christian #muslim #responses_to_Islam #blogpostwriting

🎉🙏10th Muslim-Christian Summer School Comes to an End - What a brilliant time! The tenth CMCS Oxford Muslim-Christian Summer School drew to a close this week with participants sharing the impact the time spent together had had on them Click the link to read more www.cmcsoxford.org.uk/cmcs-news/10...

Series 3 of the CMCS Blog explores Christian Responses to Islam and coincides with the publication of Richard McCallum’s book in paperback Each week he'll unpack a chapter from his book with a few extras thrown in as a bonus! www.cmcsoxford.org.uk/.../a-new-bl.... #christian #responses_to_Islam

🎉Special Offer: Martin Whittingham’s book Muslim Views of the Bible: The First Four Centuries is on special offer until 31 August. With the offer, it is surprisingly cheap at £12.60! Order from the publisher De Gruyter Brill with the discount code DGBSUMMER25 at bit.ly/4g95nc5 bit.ly/4mnrfT6

🎉 Celebrating 10 years of CMCS Oxford Summer School with guest speakers Prof David Ford and Dr Tim Winter. Dr Richard McCallum thanked the trusts whose generous support keeps our Summer School thriving. Here's to the next chapter! #10YearAnniversary #Education #Community

The Oxford Muslim-Christian Summer School starts today! Wed 13th Aug. We have a great programme planned for this 10th anniversary year and are exciting about meeting the students. www.cmcsoxford.org.uk/studying/sum... #interfaith #muslim #christian #oxford_summer_schools

On Sunday 10th August, our Director, Dr Richard McCallum, spoke on BBC Radio Oxford about the upcoming 10th Anniversary of the Oxford Muslim-Christian Summer School. To listen, click the link. www.cmcsoxford.org.uk/cmcs-news/cm...

Tune in to BBC Radio Oxford this Sunday (10th August around 07:10) to listen to Richard McCallum speak about the 10th Anniversary of the Oxford Muslim-Christian Summer School celebration taking place on Sat 16th Aug. #radio_oxford #summer_school #interfaith #christian #muslim #theology_Oxford

www.cmcsoxford.org.uk/.../christia.... As Muslims celebrate Ashura, we have just published our 12th Hikmah Study Guide exploring the sensitive topic of martyrdom. Available to buy as an e-book or to order as a print-on-demand booklet (available soon). #muslim #christian #interfaith #study_guide

This new e-book explains what makes CMCSO unique in the world of Christian-Muslim relations. We hope it will be useful for all who want to understand our work and why we do it. www.cmcsoxford.org.uk/cmcs-news/no... #muslim #christian #values #identity #interfaith #academic_publishing

It's great to know we're making a difference! As we've been reading through responses to the 2025 CMCS Impact Survey, we've been really encouraged that people value our work and see it providing a unique contribution to Christian-Muslim engagement.Read more in our Summer Newsletter at bit.ly/3ZUHfTE

Applications are open for 2 postgrad scholarships (1 Muslim, 1 Christian) for 2025-26. £2000 each for the year. Closing date midnight UK time on Monday 30th June. Click the link for all the details www.cmcsoxford.org.uk/cmcs-news/ap... #scholarships #oxford #academic #christian #muslim #postgrad

www.cmcsoxford.org.uk/.../seeking-.... This afternoon, Tues 10 June, 2:30pm (UK time), join us ONLINE ONLY for the last of our Summer seminars to be given by Joy Hadden on"Seeking Truth and Peace?..." Click the link for details and to register. #muslim #christian #interfaith #peace #theology

www.cmcsoxford.org.uk/cmcs-news/th... This afternoon's seminar is to be given by Dr Peter Starr (University of Warwick). Tues 3 June, 2:30-4pm. Join online - registration required - or in person at CMCSO. Click the link for details. All welcome. #muslim #christian #interfaith #oxford_seminars

It was great to welcome Friends to our annual Tea in the glorious sunshine yesterday. We could not do our work without their help! Please consider giving £10 or more each month and becoming a Friend of CMCSO - lnkd.in/e-XK7_EW #Friends #Academic #Muslim #Christian #interfaith #charitable_giving

Isaac Wills on "Two Christian Commentators on the Qur’an: The hermeneutics of Patriarch Timothy I and Paul of Antioch" at CMCSO TODAY 📅 Tues 27 May ⏲️ 2:30-4pm UK time. bit.ly/4dyzPuR Just turn up to join in-person at The Song School, 109A Iffley Road, OX4 1EH. Register to attend online. All welcome.

📢Recording Now Available: The Antichrist, the Prince of Persia and the Al-Aqsa Flood: Popular US uses of Daniel 9:24-27 and 10:13 to explain the Israel-Gaza War. bit.ly/43D5Tu1 A seminar given by Dr Ida Glaser on 20 May. #endtimes #antichrist #eschatology

New Seminar Alert! 📣 The Antichrist, the Prince of Persia and the Al-Aqsa Flood: Popular US uses of Daniel 9:24-27 and 10:13 to explain the Israel-Gaza War Speaker: Dr Ida Glaser 📅 Tues May 20, 2025 ⏲️ 14:30 -16:00 (UK time) Register to attend online. Just turn up in person (OX4 1EH) bit.ly/4j5iR8s

Tues 13 May, 5-6:30pm (UK time). Attend online or in-person to hear our speaker Revd Dr David Derrick explore Christian Spirituality & Muslim Mysticism in the Life and Work of Bishop Kenneth Cragg. Refreshments available from 4:30pm. All welcome. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cmcs-oxfor...

We are really excited that Dr Mohammed Gamal Abdelnour started work with CMCS Oxford on the 1st May. Click to read more: www.cmcsoxford.org.uk/cmcs-news/a-...

Join our public lecture in-person or online 📅 Tues 29 April ⏳ 5-6:30pm when Dr Andrew Thompson (Anglican Priest, formerly in the Arabian Gulf) will speak on Christian-Muslim Relations in Oman. Click the link for more info and online registration bit.ly/4iHaaB5 #christian #muslim #oman #academic

In our latest blog, Dr Martin Whittingham explores how trying to be a truth-speaker makes you look, and what it looks like to seek truth wisely - especially when it involves faith. Click the link to read more www.cmcsoxford.org.uk/cmcs-news/bl... #academic #islam #christianity #interfaith #truth

Final Reminder for Next Gen researchers in CMR! The deadline for submissions for the online conference is midnight tomorrow - Friday 21 March. We hope to hear from you. www.cmcsoxford.org.uk/cmcs-news/on... #nextgeneration #research #muslim #christian #interfaith #academic_conf #oxford_conf

The deadline for proposals for this conference has been extended to Friday March 21st 2025. www.cmcsoxford.org.uk/cmcs-news/on... This is a chance for doctoral and early career researchers in CMR to get together, explore their methodologies, learn from one another and be encouraged.

Join us online this afternoon 📅 Tues 11 March ⏳ 2:30pm (UK time) to hear Dr David Grafton (Hartford International University, Connecticut) give a seminar on The 1865 Arabic Bible ... This concludes our Spring series on Christian-Muslim Relations in Türkiye and the Ottoman Empire. bit.ly/3XDEAwg

Join us today 📅 Tues 4 March ⌛ 2:30pm (UK time) to hear Dr David Harrap (Queen Mary University of London) give a seminar in the series on Christian-Muslim Relations in Türkiye and the Ottoman Empire. Attend online or in person. Details at www.cmcsoxford.org.uk/cmcs-news/fr... All welcome.

In 2025 Ramadan and Lent almost exactly coincide. Both seasons call faithful Muslims and Christians respectively to engage in fasting. But what forms does this take in each tradition, and why is it done? To learn more, read the thought piece from CMCSO at www.cmcsoxford.org.uk/thought-piec...

A new CMCSO Research Briefings on "Equipping the Next Generation for Research" is available to download free. For some inspiring weekend reading, click www.cmcsoxford.org.uk/cmcs-news/re...

It’s been a busy term at CMCSO and we have plenty to share with you in the Spring newsletter now available at mailchi.mp/1afc4eb14d86...

Join our online seminar today - 📅 Tues 25 Feb, ⏳ 2:30pm (UK time). Dr Vanessa de Obaldia (Goldsmiths College, University of London) will speak on "Multi-Religious Relations through Athonite Archival Documents". bit.ly/40OTdif #Türkiye #Ottoman_Empire #academic #christian #muslim #interfaith

Join our online seminar this afternoon - 📅 Tues 18 Feb, ⏳ 2:30pm GMT. Dr Necati Alkan (Independent Researcher) will speak on "Protestant Missionary Activities among the Nusayri Alawis in Ottoman Syria". All welcome. #Türkiye #Ottoman_Empire #christian #muslim #interfaith bit.ly/40OTdif

Still time to register for our seminar today - Tues 11 Feb, 2:30pm GMT, Online event. Dr Philip Dorroll (Wofford College, South Carolina) will present on The Greek Orthodox of Istanbul: Christian-Muslim Relations at the Nexus of Historical Memory, Trauma, and Cosmopolitanism. bit.ly/40OTdif

This public lecture to be given on Mon 3 Feb by Dr Vinay Khetia is a hybrid event. You are welcome to turn up in person from 4:30pm, or register to join online bit.ly/3ClmvvJ If you have registered for our seminars, please register again separately: this lecture has its own registration link.

Join us online tomorrow Tues 28 Jan, 2:30pm UK time when Dr Anna Maria Beylunioglu (Koç University, Istanbul) will give a seminar on Religious Freedom and its Discontents: A Historical Analysis of Muslim-Christian Relations in Turkey Click the link to register bit.ly/40OTdif

Join us for a Lecture by Dr Vinay Khetia with response from Dr Danny Crowther. "The Study of Shi'i-Islamic Prayer in Conversation with the Psalms" on Monday 3 Feb, 5-6:30pm (UK time) Hybrid event. Turn up in person. Register for online attendance. bit.ly/4aDcl6p #muslim #prayer #shia #psalms

We have an exciting new research series for the Spring on Christian-Muslim Relations in Türkiye and the Ottoman Empire. Seminars begin on Tues 21 Jan, 2:30pm UK time, with Dr Martin Whittingham presenting. Click to join us online. Or, come along in person. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cmcs-oxfor...

Next term Richard McCallum will teach the online module: "Christian Responses to Islam" with Center for Muslim and Christian Studies Houston (CMCSH) Apply at bit.ly/4gx3JQh Christians, Muslims and others are all welcome to enrol Jan 8 - Mar 26 2025, Wednesdays 0800 - 1000 Houston time