The last two meetings, first with the Anglican Communion and the Roman Catholic Church, are in Europe – the birthplace of Western civilisation. What characterises Western civilisation as distinct from pre-modern Christian civilisation is precisely the shift in the public focus from the sacred to the secular. The Renaissance, the Industrial Revolution – the periods that created the conditions for modernity – represented departures from Europe’s religious orientation. The West became secular as it became modern – so, the question remains, is the Common Word, a discussion between Christians and Muslims, really the appropriate discussion for these times?
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