The Anglican Inter Faith Commission was launched at the meeting of Anglican Primates in Canterbury, England, in October 2017.
The Commission’s remit is to support Anglican churches across the world in their relationship with people of different faiths and beliefs. This includes places where it is harmonious and those where Christians face persecution. The commission’s membership reflects the geography of the Anglican Communion as well as different theological perspective in relation to those of different faiths.
The Commission will gather research on the engagement of Anglicans around the world with different faiths and will look to produce guidance and support for churches, all the while being attentive to current political and religious trends and tensions.
The Commission’s role has been described as essential to our future at a time when the world is looking for religious leaders to differ without hating. It brings together those with experience and wisdom from across the Communion to work on this in the places of highest tension, with the aim of replacing diversity in conflict with diversity in collaboration.
The commission is chaired by Bishop Danald Jute of the Diocese of Kuching in the Church of the Province of South East Asia.
For more information contact the secretary, Canon Andrew Smith at andrews@cofebirmingham.com
Commission members meet the Grand Imam of al-Azhar al-Sharif in Cairo.