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“My favourite component of the programme was the opportunity to engage with people in "normal" situations such as meals, walks, and evening socialising. As such, the residential aspect of the Summer School adds valuable and rich opportunities for interfaith engagement which may not be achieved elsewhere.”
- Summer School attendee (Christian)
“Positive, creative Muslim-Christian engagement that is open to living with the real differences between our traditions as well as finding common ground that the CMCS Summer School offers is essential for the future as both faith communities continue to grow in our contemporary world.”
- Revd Ray Gaston, Interfaith Enabler, Wolverhampton Episcopal Area, Diocese of Lichfield
“I deeply enjoyed facilitating the Qur’an and Bible Study sessions in CMCS. They were an eye-opening learning experience for everyone, myself most of all. As a Christian, it initiated me to a whole new dimension of the lived experience of Islam, and introduced me to the hospitality of the Muslim community.”
- Wen Pin Leow, Scholarship Holder
“Thank you so much for [the Book Reviews], I find it very helpful. I have placed orders for some of the books.”
- Archbishop Josiah Idowu-Fearon
“Thank you so much for all you put into the ISW [Integrated Study Week, held at Wycliffe Hall]. it was a brilliant week, with well-considered and incredibly helpful content, structure and pace. It was the best ISW I have been part of at Wycliffe (and there have been some very good ones).”
- Muslim Christian study week attendee
Before our colleague Dr Shabbir Akhtar passed away, he gave us this testimonial:
“The Qur’an commands Muslims to be faithful witnesses to God, in the cause of truth, in the pursuit of single standards of justice. Muslims must speak the truth about others, even if they see them as rivals for the hand of grace. This is the example set by the Prophet Muhammad and, before him, by Jesus Christ of Nazareth. I am, therefore, pleased to work closely with Christian scholars at CMCS.”
- Dr Shabbir Akhtar, Research Fellow - Read our Memoriam
“The combination of academic rigour and practical inter-faith advice that CMCS offers is helping Muslims and Christians locally and nationally to engage with and understand each other more clearly in a world where communications are increasingly strained.”
- Martin Gorick, Former Archdeacon of Oxford
“As a Ph.D. Middle Eastern Christian student, my time at the Centre was inspiring and transforming. The discussions that I had challenged, inspired and transformed the way in which I read the Bible in my own Middle Eastern/ Islamic context.”
- Emad Botros, Research Support Student, McMaster Divinity College
“The Centre for Muslim-Christian Studies offers both academic rigour and a firm commitment to biblical truth in promoting the study of the long history of Muslim-Christian relations. I am glad, as well as thankful, in being able to commend its work to all those who desire a greater knowledge of one of the most pressing concerns of our times.”
- Bishop Michael Nazir-Ali, President, OXTRAD
The CMCS Oxford Muslim-Christian summer school has forever changed how I view my own faith, and that of my Muslim friends and family. It has genuinely been one of the best experiences of my academic career—I can never thank you enough for making this experience possible for me.
- Summer School attendee (Christian)
“Academically, CMCS has provided me with a venue not only to expand and deepen my interest in the relationship between the state and interfaith dialogue in the Gulf, but also to present my work on interfaith in Qatar – through a public seminar and a written research briefing.”
- Asim Koldzo, Scholarship Recipient, 2013-2014