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The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Jordan & the Holy Land

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Amman Message

New Accords in Muslim-Christian Relations

January 28, 2008 by communications coordinator Leave a Comment

The Third conference on Coexistence and Peacemaking in Amman, Jordan, sponsored by the Jordanian Interfaith Coexistence Research Center, issued a communique pledging to uphold freedom of religion, respect for holy places, symbols and writings, and seeking free access for all for holy sites. For the report and the final communique, click here. In October of … [Read more…]

Posted in: ELCJHL News Tagged: Amman Message, Christian-Muslim Relations, Ecumenical, Interfaith, Jordanian Interfaith Coexistence Research Center

The Amman Call for International Peace

June 6, 2007 by communications coordinator Leave a Comment

Issued at the WCC International Peace Conference “Churches together for Peace and Justice in the Middle East” Amman, Jordan, 18-20 June 2007 Amman imperatives: 1. Almost sixty years have passed since the Christian churches first spoke with one voice about Arab-Israeli peace. For the last forty years the Christian churches have called for an end … [Read more…]

Posted in: World Council of Churches (WCC) News Tagged: Amman Message, Ecumenical, Interfaith, WCC, World Council of Churches

Evangelical Churches in the Middle East Reach Historic Accord Amman Declaration

January 30, 2006 by communications coordinator Leave a Comment

Mutual Recognition of Evangelical Middle East Churches From the east and from the west around the Holy Land, they gathered in Amman in January of 2006 for an historical occasion. Evangelicals from Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Syria, Kuwait, Iran, Algeria and Tunisia signed together “The Amman Declaration Agreement of Full Mutual Recognition of Lutheran and … [Read more…]

Posted in: ELCJHL News Tagged: Amman Message, FMEEC

The Amman Message Anniversary

October 17, 2005 by communications coordinator Leave a Comment

In late October, Bishop Younan joined almost 200 Muslim, Christian and Jewish faith leaders gathered in Amman for the one year anniversary of the release of the Amman Message by King Abdullah last year. The Amman Message is an initiative to raise the moderate voices of Islam who interpret the Koran as teaching co-existence, peace … [Read more…]

Posted in: ELCJHL News Tagged: Amman Message, Christian-Muslim Relations, Ecumenical, Interfaith

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