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2024

Symposium on 'The Connection Between Faith and Climate Action'

Tuesday 22 October, 10am – 2pm
Grand Hall, Brent Civic Centre, Wembley, HA9 0FJ

Brent Council and the London School of Economics Religion and Global Society research unit (ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ RGS) hosted a Symposium on ‘The Connection Between Faith and Climate Action.’

ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ RGS presented their policy and research work around faith and climate change, and Brent Council showcased their grassroots work with faith communities in the borough.

 

Religion and Global Society Seminar Series: Religious Futures

Thursday 15th February 2024
Worldviews, Politics and the Futures of Religious Education
Dr Tim Hutchings, University of Nottingham

Thursday 29th February 2024
The Future of Religion between Secularisation and Civilisation: The Case of Christianity in Europe and Beyond
Dr Yoshi Kato, University of Cambridge

Thursday 7th March 2024
Alternative Spirituality and Fertility Behaviour in Britain and the United States
Dr Nitzan Peri-Rotem, University of Exeter

2023

Autumn Term Religion and Global Society Seminar Series

Thursday 26 October
Religion, theology and climate change in the UK
Professor Peter Scott, Manchester University

Thursday 16 November
When religion and geography collide, which has the greater power to inform climate beliefs? A Latter-Say Saint case study
Madeleine Ary Hahne, University of Cambridge

Thursday 7 December 
Three stories of Noah: Navigating religious climate change narratives in the Pacific Island region
Dr Hannah Fair, University of Oxford

 

Lent Term Religion and Global Society Seminar Series

Wednesday 8 February
Sunni and Shi’i Dynamics in Indonesia: Between Sectarian Tensions and Ambiguity
Dr Sarah Muwahidah, University of Edinburgh

Tuesday 7 March
Neither ‘atheist’ nor ‘unbeliever’ but ‘negligent’: Negative theology in posthuman politics
Professor Michael W. Scott, ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ Anthropology

Thursday 9 March
The Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca, the Capitulations, and the Christian Origins of ‘Pan-Islam’ in the Long Nineteenth Century
Professor John Sidel, ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ International Relations

 

Summer Term Religion and Global Society Seminar Series

Thursday 18 May
How Does an Israeli, Haredi, Feminist Film Look? Fill the Void and the Female Gaze
Dr Karen Skinazi, University of Bristol

Thursday 1 June
Religious Citizenship: A Conceptual Discussion and Empirical Applications

Professor Line Nyhagen, Loughborough University

Wednesday 7 June
Unholy Catholic Ireland: Ex-Catholicism as Anti-Nostalgic Moralised Authenticity
Dr Hugh Turpin

Thursday 8 June
The Role of Women in Haredi Social and Political Futures in Israel
Dr Heather Munro

2022

Religion and Global Society Seminar Series: Religion, Conflict & Connection

Thursday 6 October
Neoliberal Religion: Faith and Power in the Twenty-First Century
Professor Mathew Guest, Durham University

Tuesday 18 October
Us and Them: What Makes us Social
Professors Uta and Chris Frith, University College London

Tuesday 8 November
The Universal Church of the Kingdom of God: A Worldwide Motivational Apparatus
Professor David Lehmann, University of Cambridge

Tuesday 29 November
Coexistence in Post-Secular Public Spaces: Introducing the Idea of Trans-Liminal Space
Dr Marietta van der Tol, University of Oxford

 

2021

January - The Future of Interfaith: An Intergenerational Conference |

February - Global Religious Pluralities: Living Peacefully in a World of Religious Difference |

March - ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ Festival: How Can We Shape a More Inslusive Future? | |

June - International Religious Freedom Under the Biden Administration |  | Podcast | 

July - Interfaith Beyond the Pandemic: From Local Communities to Global Identities |  |  |

October - Religion and Global Society Unit Launch Event | 

2020

June - Religious Communities under COVID-19: The First Pandemic of the Post-Secular Age |

August - Alumni Webinar: Living Out the Meaningful Work Mindset |

September - Making Use of Moral and Social Capital: Faith Communities and Climate Finance |

November - Faith and Environmentalism |

December - Women's Leadership for Social Impact: Early Career Reflections from our Alumni |

December - COVID-19: Faith Groups and Everyday Interfaith |

2018

March - Beecken Faith and Leadership: Lecture from Lord Ahmad

November - Public Lecture: Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos III

 

 

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