Council of Christians and Jews
The Bishop of Manchester is the Chair of The Council of Christians and Jews.You can read more by visiting the website here or read below.
About The Council of Christians and Jews
The Council of Christians and Jews works with Christian and Jewish communities to promote mutual understanding and combat prejudice and anti-semitism.
The primary focus is Christian-Jewish relations, but we they to relate positively to all of Britain's faith communities.
The Council of Christians and Jews is Britain’s oldest national interfaith organisation. It was established in 1942 to (1) promote religious and cultural understanding between Christians and Jews, (2) to work for the elimination of religious and racial prejudice, hatred and discrimination, particularly antisemitism, and (3) to promote religious and racial harmony on the basis of ethical and social teachings common to Christianity and Judaism.
Today this is still the main thrust of its work. However the Britain of the early 21st Century is very different demographically and in its faith mix from the mid 20th century. CCJ has responded to these changes in that whilst its emphasis is still on the Christian-Jewish dynamic; it works within a multi faith context and will have to interface with Muslims and Hindus, for example, as part of its practical project work.
