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Durham Lecture explores Christian Muslim relations

(16 February 2005)

The Archbishop of the Province of Kaduna, Nigeria, will address the issue of Christian-Muslim relations when he delivers the 2005 Borderlands Lecture at the University of Durham on Wednesday 16th February

Archbishop Josiah Idowu-Fearon is a speaker of international repute. He has wide experience in dealing with the issue of Christian- Muslim relations in an increasingly complex world order.

His subject will be Christian-Muslim Relations: Conflict & Co-operation. The lecture will be held in the Applebey Lecture Theatre (Department of Geography, Science Site, South Road, Durham) on Wednesday, 16 February 2005 at 5:15pm.

The Borderlands Lecture is organised by St.John's College, Durham, and is an initiative of the College Principal, Professor Stephen Sykes, to encourage debate and dialogue with and between theology and other academic subjects.

"We are delighted that Archbishop Idowu-Fearon can be with us for this year's lecture and assure him of a very warm welcome indeed," said Bishop Sykes.

Among his recent engagements have been speeches to a World Council of Churches consultation on Christian-Muslim dialogue; the 74th Convention of the Episcopal Church of the USA; the European Economic Summit of the World Economic Forum; and the first London meeting of the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life.

Archbishop Josiah is national president of the Christian Council of Nigeria, and a member of the Lambeth Commission. Co-founder of the Centre for the Study of Islam and Christianity in Kaduna, he has ample practical experience of communal religious conflict.

For further information please contact Marek Kolodziej in the College Media Office 01274 599622 www.durham.ac.uk/st-johns.college