God
Is One Project Saturday, March 25, 2006 Union Theological
Seminary Co-sponsored by
National Council of Churches, USA Islamic Society of North America Hartford
Seminary God Is One: The
Way of Islam by Marston Speight (former director of the Office of Christian-Muslim
Relations of the NCCCUSA and retired United Methodist minister) was reprinted
following 9/11, with a study guide written by Jay Rock (Director of Interfaith
Relations, Presbyterian Church, USA). Upon the initiative of Muslim leaders the
three sponsoring organizations have come together to encourage churches throughout
the United States to use this book and it's study guide as an adult education/Sunday
school curriculum. The goals for this project
are threefold: • Enhance the knowledge of Islam
among Christians • Improve the attitude of Christians
towards Muslims • Encourage building relationships
between Churches and Mosques in local communities. We
are now ready to run a pilot project that will involve churches having access
to Union Seminary in New York City. If your church would like to participate in
the important venture, we ask you to do the following: 1.
Agree with your pastor and church leaders to participate in this pilot project. 2.
Schedule the God Is One Study either this summer as a special adult education
session or this fall as a part of your regular adult education curriculum. 3.
Select leader/s for the study group/class and arrange for them to attend a day-long
training session. This is required. Pastors are encouraged to attend but are not
required.
| • Saturday, March 25th at
Union Seminary, in New York • Training will
be conducted by Hartford Seminary Islamic scholars who are themselves Muslims. •
Participants will receive a complimentary copy of God Is One for personal use
and a set of resource materials for the participating church. Lunch and snacks
will also be provided. | 4. Conduct
the adult education group/Sunday school class in the summer or fall, 2006. 5.
Conduct before and after surveys of participants. 6.
Participate in an evaluation in November or December 2006.
For more information and to register, please call or email: Office
of Interfaith Relations National Council of Churches USA 475 Riverside
Drive, Suite 880 New York, NY 10115 Phone: 212-870-2560 Email: shanta@ncccusa.org |