Professor David D. Grafton recently attended the National Muslim-Christian Dialogue co-convened by the National Council of Churches USA and the U.S. Council of Muslim Organizations.

The groups met Feb. 19-20 in Boston. Professor Grafton represented the New England Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America at the meeting, which was hosted by the Episcopal Cathedral of St. Paul, Boston.

On the agenda for discussion was the issue of responding to hate speech and violence against religious and ethnic minorities, both in this country and abroad.