Two statesmen of world renown, Helmut Schmidt and Anwar as-Sadat, meet in December 1977. The Egyptian president has made a significant gesture for peace: his trip to Israel and his speech before the Israeli parliament. Two years later, a peace treaty between Israel and Egypt will be established, which still holds today. The German chancellor comes from the "German Autumn," a time of terror from the RAF and the assassination of Hanns-Martin Schleyer. In conversation with the Egyptian statesman, the rational pragmatist Helmut Schmidt realizes the importance of world religions for peace. Karl-Josef Kuschel has thoroughly researched the history of the Schmidt-Sadat meeting for the first time: their nighttime conversation on the Nile about the common roots of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. For Helmut Schmidt, it was a momentous occasion for interfaith dialogue, the message of which continues to resonate today.