Brian McLaren tour focuses on inter-faith relations

Emerging church leader Brian McLaren will be visiting six English cities this winter.

He'll be picking up on the themes of his new book, Why Did Jesus, Moses, the Buddha, and Mohammed Cross the Road?

The tour has been organised by Greenbelt in partnership with book publisher Hodder & Stoughton.

McLaren will be joined in each city by a faith leader from a non-Christian faith tradition.

Together, they will explore Christian identity in a multi-faith world and respectful engagement between the faiths.

The six dates are:

Birmingham
Thursday 29th November 19.30– St Martin’s in the Bullring, with music from Jasmine Kennedy.

Manchester
Friday 30th November 19.30 – Manchester Cathedral, with conversation with Robert Cohen and music from Jasmine Kennedy.

Newcastle
Saturday 1st December 19.30 – Turbine Hall, CastleGate, with conversation with Professor Mona Siddiqui and music from Gareth Davies-Jones.

Bristol
Monday 3rd December 19.30 – Woodlands Church, with music from Miriam Jones.

Southampton
Tuesday 4th December 19.30 – Central Hall, with conversation with Mohammed Ansar and music from Miriam Jones.

London
Wednesday 5th December 19.30 – Oasis, Waterloo, with conversation with Rabbi Shoshana Boyd Gelfand.
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