Secularism, Racism And The Politics Of Belonging
Source: Runnymede Trust
“Edited by Nira Yuval-Davis and Philip Marfleet. This publication is a collection of papers that were presented at conferences in 2010 and 2011 co-organized by the Runnymede Trust and CMRB – the Centre for Research on Migration, Refugees and Belonging at the University of East London. The contributors address issues of migration, racism and religion“
Demos Report: Faithful Citizens
Religiosity has always been closely associated with conservatism: the Church of England is sometimes described as ‘the Conservative party at prayer’. In the United States, the Republican party and the religious right have become increasingly interdependent, but a similar trend has not occurred on this side of the Atlantic. This report, based on original analysis of the Citizenship Survey and the European Values Survey, investigates the different relationship between religion and politics in the UK and Europe.
Read more at: Demos Faithful Citizens
The Gonzaga Lectures 2012: “Inter-Religious Dialogue”
6th March: Possibilities and Limits of Inter-Religious Dialogue: Speaker: Professor Catherine Cornille, Associate Professor of Comparative Theology and Chair of the Department of Theology at Boston College, USA
13th March: Inter-Religious Learning: Dialogue, Spirituality and Faith: Speaker: Father Michael Barnes SJ, Reader and Senior Tutor in Inter-Religious Relations, Heythrop College
20th March: St Edith Stein: A Case Study in Inter-Religious Dialogue: Speaker: Rabbi James Baaden, University of Oxford
27th March: Christian-Muslim Dialogue: What are the Prospects?: Speaker: Professor Hugh Goddard, Director of the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Centre for the Study of Islam in the Contemporary World, Edinbugh University
The above lectures take place on the Tuesdays of March as shown. The lectures take place in St Aloysius’ Church, 25 Rose Street, Garnethill, Glasgow at 7.30pm. Admission is free, written questions are considered after the lecture by the speaker and then refreshments are available in the College Refectory in 45 Hill Street. No tickets or reservations required. All welcome.
Soulful Spirituality: A talk by Thomas Moore
Award winning and best selling author, monk, musician, psychotherapist and spiritual teacher
When: Wednesday 14 March
Where: Wellington Church, 77 Southpark Avenue,
Glasgow G12 8LE ( opposite Glasgow University)
Time: 7.30 pm
Cost: £10
Contact information: ismyth@freeuk.com
Belief In Dialogue: Religion And Belief Relations In Scotland: Good Practice Guide
Intended for individuals, faith communities, belief groups, inter-faith groups, local authority equality officers as well as for statutory and voluntary organisations.
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2011/03/22143221
Scottish Inter Faith Council volunteering opportunities
Source: SIFC
Some exciting opportunities have come up for young people/adults of faith to volunteer for the Scottish Inter Faith Council in 2012:
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Faith To Faith: Hijab, The Light Behind The Veil
[Glasgow] 7th Feb, 12.30-2.30pm, St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art.
The Muslim Women’s Resource Centre presents the film, Hijab, the Light Behind the Veil.
Muslim women explain what wearing the hijab means to them and how they feel about negative impressions presented by the media. This will be followed by a discussion.
More info on the Glasgow Life website
See the trailer for the Pan African Arts Film series.
For booking and more information please contact Lyndsey on 0141 276 1625 or lyndsey.mackay@glasgowlife.org.uk
Holocaust Memorial Day 2012: ‘Speak Up, Speak Out’
Source: Scottish Inter Faith Council
Every year Scotland holds a national Holocaust Memorial Day to honour the memory of those who suffered and perished under the Nazi persecutions during World War II, and subsequent genocides including Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur. It offers an opportunity to join millions of others across the world to come together to pause, to remember and to reflect on what we need to do to create a future free from the dangers of racist violence and discrimination. (more…)
Faithful Endeavours: How public agencies and faith communities can work better together
Source: Faith in Community Scotland – Transformation Team, www.transformationteam.org, www.faithincommunityscotland.org
The Transformation Team is delighted to let you know that the Faithful Endeavours resource is now available on the Scottish Government website for you to download, view and to use.
The Faithful Endeavours resource demonstrates some of the very good work which is already going on to nurture a growing understanding between public agencies and faith communities as well as identifying key ways to deepen those relationships. It was compiled for use by both faith communities and public agencies as together they seek ways to support communities across Scotland.
The resource was developed as part of the Scottish Government’s Better Community Engagement programme by the Scottish Community Development Centre and Faith in Community Scotland and the hope is that it will contribute towards our shared goal of a fairer Scotland for all.
To find out more about the Faithful Endeavours resource please contact Pauline or Shakeel at the Transformation Team on Tel: 0141 221 4576 Shakeel@transformationteam.org
Resource: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Built-Environment/regeneration/engage/better/resources/tools
Scottish Inter Faith Week 2011: 27th November – 4th December.
Source: Scottish Inter Faith Council
Please click here for a programme of events taking place across Scotland.
Please click here for a flyer / poster about the week.
If you are planning an inter faith event during Scottish Inter Faith Week please contact Frances Hume so that these can be included in our 2011 programme.
