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New research: Time, gods, eclecticism, & pedagogy

20 November 2025

From climate action time to the risks of “dialogue” with AI and other idols, Cambridge researchers are bringing fresh insight to contemporary topics. Summarising four new articles.


Read more at: Faith, policy and futures in Inter Faith Week 2025
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Faith, policy and futures in Inter Faith Week 2025

13 November 2025

Four Cambridge students reflect on the launch of UK Inter Faith Week 2025 and what interfaith futures might hold, a year on from the CIP podcast series.


Read more at: Upcoming: Inter Faith Week and beyond
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Upcoming: Inter Faith Week and beyond

6 November 2025

Inter Faith Week 2025 is kicking off with a sense of festivity, as government representatives, faith leaders, and a plethora of interested parties gather in central London today. The theme is Community: Together we serve. We'll be bringing reflections on the launch event and the significance of Inter Faith Week in the eyes...


Read more at: News: Cambridge views on Religious Education reform
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News: Cambridge views on Religious Education reform

6 November 2025

“The choices made today in education will define the citizens of tomorrow and our collective moral future.”—Maryam Bham for RE:Online “Teaching religious education pluralistically is more radical and exciting than setting one or other parameters on each other’s beliefs in order to approach them educationally.”—Daniel...


Read more at: Showing up for another faith
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Showing up for another faith

1 November 2025

The head monk of Neasden Temple tied a sacred thread round King Charles' wrist. Cambridge PhD-student Tilak Parekh has been reflecting on the significance of Wednesday's royal visit. In an opinion piece for the Religion News Service, Tilak explains: "With its intricately carved limestone and gleaming marble, the BAPS...


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New report: Housing with Values

10 October 2025

Our Knowledge Hub work engages with partners in policy and practice. One successful collaboration is reporting back, assisted by CIP Programme Manager Dr Iona Hine. The following is from a press release, published by the Faith & Belief Policy Collective on Friday 10 October: New report seeks improved space for faith in...


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Opinion: Remembrance must not be a double standard

9 October 2025

Professor Esra Özyürek has written an opinion piece for the Austrian German-language newspaper, Der Standard. Drawing on her fieldwork among German Muslims (published in Subcontractors of Guilt, 2023), Özyürek explains how Germany’s focus on Muslims in the prevention of anti-Semitism shifts the problem onto a minority. The...


Read more at: Call for papers: Political Theologies 2026

Call for papers: Political Theologies 2026

7 October 2025

We are pleased to share the call for papers for Political Theologies 2026: Political theologies of constitutions, the rule of law, and the common good 23-24 April 2026, University of Cambridge The constitution functions not only as a legal framework but also as a symbolic and practical foundation for societal life. This...


Read more at: Event report: When religion meets policy
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Event report: When religion meets policy

11 September 2025

Bootcamp: Religion + Policy (25–26 June 2025) was convened at the Faculty of Divinity with a cohort ranging from MPhil students through to postdoctoral scholars. Bootcampers included researchers based in Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, History, Law, and Sociology as well as Divinity. The event spanned two days. The lead...


Read more at: Award-winning research: from salvation to education
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Award-winning research: from salvation to education

21 August 2025

Congratulations to Dr Emily Qureshi-Hurst and Dr Anastasia Badder! Both have won recognition for their recent publications. Science & Religion book of the year Dr Qureshi-Hurst has won Book of the Year for her study, Salvation in the Block Universe. The award comes from the International Society for Science and...


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New research: Time, gods, eclecticism, & pedagogy

20 November 2025

From climate action time to the risks of “dialogue” with AI and other idols, Cambridge researchers are bringing fresh insight to contemporary topics. Summarising four new articles.

Faith, policy and futures in Inter Faith Week 2025

13 November 2025

Four Cambridge students reflect on the launch of UK Inter Faith Week 2025 and what interfaith futures might hold, a year on from the CIP podcast series.

Upcoming: Inter Faith Week and beyond

6 November 2025

Inter Faith Week 2025 is kicking off with a sense of festivity, as government representatives, faith leaders, and a plethora of interested parties gather in central London...