Friday 23rd October 2009 – What Place Does Faith Have in a Plural Society?
Michael-Nazir Ali, Bishop of Rochester.
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The bishop will consider the nature of the spiritual in its personal and social dimensions,
the accountability at the bar of world opinion of the dialogue between Christianity
and Islam, and the Christian faith in its multi cultural contexts.
The Right Reverend Dr Michael Nazir-Ali is particularly well placed to address these
issues coming as he does from both a Christian and Muslim family background in Pakistan.
His special insights have served him well in the House of Lords, as well as in his
contributions to national radio and television. Before being appointed the first
non-white bishop in the Church ofEngland in 1994, he was General Secretary of the
Church Missionary Society for five years. He will be stepping down from his current
post this autumn to work with persecuted churches.
