I am addressing you as a convinced Christian theologian and at the same time as a sincere friend of Islam who wishes to understand Islam better and to work for a constructive cooperation among Christians and Muslims. These were exactly the words with which I opened my lecture in March 1985 to a distinguished group of high ranking mullahs in Tehran. And this was indeed my most challenging dialogue experience with Muslims, among them the later president Chatami.

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