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Cambridge Interfaith Programme

 
  • 02May

    Dwight F. Reynolds, Distinguished Professor of Arabic language & literature at the University of California, Santa Barbara, delivers a guest lecture at the Faculty of Music.

  • 07May

    We welcome Yoav Schaefer (Princeton) for a joint session with the Faculty of Divinity’s Religious Studies seminar.

  • 10May

    Bringing together a diverse group of professionals – anthropologists, historians, theologians, philosophers, artists, and activists – for a day-long series of talks and art interventions.

  • 10May

    Cambridge Divinity students take turns to outline research spanning diverse dimensions of socio-religious interaction in/on South Asian landscapes. With Guest convenor Dr Saad Ismail.

  • 14May

    Paul Hedges, Associate Professor in Interreligious Studies at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (NTU, Singapore) presents as part of the Religious Studies seminar series.

  • 22May

    What does academic consultancy mean? What are the benefits? Is everyone’s research actually relevant to external enquirers? Find out at this Cambridge Interfaith Research Forum event, in partnership with the Faculty of Divinity and Cambridge Enterprise.

  • 22May

    The Religion & Ecology reading group discusses Anne Rademacher’s Reigning the River: urban ecologies and political transformation in Kathmandu (Duke University Press, 2011).

  • 23May

    Sir David Khalili reflects on the intersection of artistic patronage, cultural philanthropy and interfaith engagement in pursuit of peace.

    All are welcome at this hybrid event, where we will delve into the Art of Peace.

  • 28May

    Dr Lindsey Taylor-Guthartz, LSJS will share her research on the religious lives of Orthodox Jewish women—part of the Jewish Studies seminar series, convened by Dr Daniel Weiss.

  • 04Jun

    Speaker: Kaleem Hussein

    Details to be added.

    Part of the IRR Seminar series.

Latest news

Call for papers: Seeing Muslimness

28 March 2024

An interdisciplinary conference for scholars, researchers, and practitioners, co-convened by Madiha Noman—a PhD student in the Faculty of English and affiliate of the Cambridge Interfaith Research Forum—and Abdul Sabur Kidwai of King’s College London. Deadline for submissions: 30 April 2024.

Event report: Celebrating South Asia’s sonic spaces

18 March 2024

Earlier this month, Hina Khalid and Ankur Barua co-hosted a Mehfil— a “gathering to entertain or praise”, to extend students’ exposure to South Asian soundscapes. The event...

Exploring religion and economic development

15 March 2024

In January, Professor Sriya Iyer began work on the Social Consequences of Religion initiative, a multistrand programme from the Templeton Religion Trust. Iyer is leading...