Remember those open-exchange letters last fall between Muslim and Christian leaders? The first, "A Common Word Between Us and You," was signed by 138 Muslim scholars and clerics and called for a new level of engagement between the two faith groups based on what they said was the "common ground" between Islam and Christianity: love of God and love of neighbor.

The response, "Loving God and Neighbor Together," was penned by scholars at Yale Divinity School and heartily affirmed the need for deeper understanding between the two faiths (though that letter focused more on relational bridge-building and less on theology). Some 500 Christian leaders signed the document, including pastors Bill Hybels and Rick Warren, missions expert Jonathan J. Bonk, National Association of Evangelicals' president Leith Anderson, theologian John Stott, and CT editor in chief David Neff. (The letter was also met with criticism from prominent evangelical leaders.)

Now the two letters seem to be bearing their intended ...

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