Christians, Muslims seek “common ground” at historic conference

On the heels of King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia’s interfaith conference in Madrid earlier this month, Yale University is hosting a “Common Word” conference to encourage Christians and Muslims to “engage in more sincere discussions on peace rather than simply just ‘polite ecumenical dialogue.’”  Though the conference began today, many of the leaders attending, including Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad of Jordan and Sudan’s Prime Minister Sadiq al-Mahdi, have been engaging in closed-session workshops since Thursday.  The flurry of activity already indicates how devoted attendees are to bridging Islam and Christianity “on an unprecedented level.”