NEWS
The Office for National Statistics today released data for religious populations from 2011 Census.The statistics will be adjusted for parish boundaries over the next two months but you will be able to gain a basic impression of your local area from the numbers for your local authority. More stats details.The Director of the Contextual Theology Centre has posted a comment and Andy Mathews, an intern at St Peter's Bethnal Green, offers an example of how this information can be put to good Presence and Engagement use. All of which points towards a seminar afternoon, Making Sense of the Census, which PEN is arranging for Monday February 18th, at Trinity House, Chapel Court, Borough High Street, SE1 1HW. Exact times and programme will be published early in the new year.
In other news..........RESOURCES AND COURSES
The Anglican Communion has commissioned a report 'Land of Promise' which explores Christian Zionism and attitudes to Israel in general. It is available to download from the Forum for Discussion on Israel and Palestine (Fodip)
The Christian Muslim Forum launched two new resources this month; When Two Faiths meet - pastoral and practical support for couples from differing faiths and The Edge Report see our earlier blog
The latest meeting between a delegation from the Anglican Communion and from Al Azhar Al Sharif, Egypt, known as the Al Azhar dialogue, took place last month and the communique has been published. The 10th meeting, in Cairo, was the first since the revolution - the last meeting (in London) having been curtailed by the need for the Grand Imam to be in Egypt. The dialogue committee praised the al-Azhar Declaration on the Future of Egypt which promotes the need to guarantee the rights and responsibilities of all citizens. The document outlines that in accepting the rights of citizenship, the citizen also accepts the responsibility to share in the development of society and to work for peace and the welfare of all.
The Cambridge Inter Faith Programme have just launched a new Scriptural Reasoning website and opened applications for their 2013 Summer School (applications by 1st February)
The University of Cardiff's Centre for the Study of Islam in the UK (CSI-UK) has announced the jameel scholarship programme for 2013/14
Paideia The European Institute for Jewish Studies in Sweden advises that The applications for the One Year Jewish Studies Program 2013/2014 is now open but the deadline for applications is 15th January.
Theos has three new reports out Post Religious Britain?The faith of the faithless; From Goodness to God: Why Religion Makes Sense of our Moral Commitments and Religion and Law The middle title is by our own Canon Dr Angus Ritchie and the debate at the LSE which launched it is available
The Building Bridges Christian-Muslim Seminars series has a new volume published, Science and Religion: Christian and Muslim perspectives, use the link for details.
Check the blog in early January for news of up coming events.
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