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Read more at: Report: Water with heads, hands & heart
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Report: Water with heads, hands & heart

5 November 2024

Last month, Dr Anastasia Badder collaborated with Water Sensitive Cambridge CIC on the first of two community-oriented events exploring the value of water. This activity was funded by a grant from CRASSH.


Read more at: Event report: Learning through the practice of dialogue
CIP Inter-Religious Education Symposium, Faith & Belief Forum 2024. A group of keen participants post-symposium

Event report: Learning through the practice of dialogue

1 November 2024

On 15 November, CIP's Dr Anastasia Badder and Dr Daniel Moulin (Faculty of Education) organised the Learning through the practice of dialogue symposium to consider what practices and techniques can be used to spark dialogue about and between religions.


Read more at: Reflection: Contemplating the end times
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Reflection: Contemplating the end times

1 November 2024

Ria, an alumna of the joint CIP and LSE 2024 summer school, reflects on her Cambridge experience.


Read more at: Profs Özyürek and Weiss feature in inaugural Divinity Divulged podcast
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Profs Özyürek and Weiss feature in inaugural Divinity Divulged podcast

29 October 2024

A brand new Faculty of Divinity podcast series launches this month. Episodes zero in on a research project or output, with researchers and expert guests.


Read more at: Event report: A matter of resonance
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Event report: A matter of resonance

22 October 2024

On 2 October 2024, Dr Ankur Barua, Dr Amal Awad and Dr Hina Khalid convened a hybrid conference called A matter of resonance: Exploring the philosophy of mind in Islamic and Hindu traditions at the Faculty of Divinity, discussing the concepts of mind, body, and self in Islamic and Hindu traditions. The conference was...


Read more at: Job opportunity: Teaching Associate in Jewish Studies (part time)
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Job opportunity: Teaching Associate in Jewish Studies (part time)

11 October 2024

The Faculty of Divinity invites applications for a new part-time (0.25 FTE) Teaching Associate in the field of Jewish Studies, for a fixed term of three years from 1 January 2025.


Read more at: Publication: Weiss on Wittgenstein & rabbinic grammar
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Publication: Weiss on Wittgenstein & rabbinic grammar

1 October 2024

CIP Deputy Director, Daniel H. Weiss is among the co-authors of a new volume exploring how philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889–1951) might serve as a refreshing intermediary for dialogue between Jewish, Muslim and Christian scholars. The book is the outcome of a 2020 Reading Weekend, as the co-authors discussed key...


Read more at: Report: Looking back at Climate Futures
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Report: Looking back at Climate Futures

30 September 2024

In July 2024, we welcomed nearly two dozen participants for a 5-day Religion & Climate Futures summer school. The curriculum was organised and delivered in partnership with an LSE team. Maria Isabel Giraldo reflects on the experience: “I used to think that the top global environmental problems were biodiversity loss...


Read more at: Opportunity: Collaborative PhD on inter-religious encounter

Opportunity: Collaborative PhD on inter-religious encounter

25 September 2024

Applications are invited for an Open-Oxford-Cambridge AHRC DTP-funded Collaborative Doctoral Award at the University of Cambridge, in partnership with the Faith & Belief Forum.


Read more at: Interview: The illustrated Cairo Genizah
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Interview: The illustrated Cairo Genizah

19 September 2024

This year, the Taylor-Schechter Genizah Research Unit celebrates its 50th anniversary. Based in Cambridge University Library, the Genizah Research Unit is occupied by a very special collection. CIP Programme Manager Dr Iona Hine caught up with outgoing Cambridge postdoc Dr Nick Posegay to learn about an appropriately-...


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