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The opportunity to join a Summer School with the Cambridge Interfaith Programme is limited by capacity as well as other considerations. As a result, we ask potential participants to tell us a little about themselves and their interests, and what they hope to do subsequently. Among those who joined our joint programme this summer was Toqueer Quyyam,…

What does the future hold for interfaith relations? What research is needed? What knowledge do researchers and practitioners hold that might benefit each other? And what do policymakers need to know?During Inter Faith Week 2024, the Cambridge Interfaith Programme coordinated a series of cross-sector interviews to explore these questions. Motivated …

CIP Deputy Director Professor Daniel Weiss is in the USA for the 2024 annual joint meeting of the American Academy of Religion & the Society of Biblical Literature, alongside other Cambridge researchers.Among activities on the bill is a panel discussion of Weiss’s monograph: Modern Jewish Philosophy and the Politics of Divine Violence (CUP, 2023).O…

On the brink of UK Inter Faith Week—the first national celebration of inter faith commitments since the closure of the UK Inter Faith Network last April—here’s a rundown of events in Cambridge, and beyond:Monday 11 November: Launching #InterfaithFuturesWe’re cultivating conversations about Interfaith Futures in partnership with Divinity postgraduat…

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.Dozens of Cambridge residents gathered for a day of rethinking our relations with water. This collaboration builds on previous CIP fieldwork condu…

On 15 November, Dr Anastasia Badder & Dr Daniel Moulin convened a second annual joint symposium, Learning through the practice of dialogue. Held at Homerton College, the symposium aimed to consider what practices and techniques can be used to spark dialogue about and between religions.The event incorporated a panel discussion on practices of dialog…

Ria is currently volunteering and learning about permaculture at the Bumi Langit, a permaculture community in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. She previously wrote a master’s thesis on waste management at the Center for Religion and Cross-cultural Studies, Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM). Prior to attending the CIP and LSE summer school, Ria participated in a …

Divinity Divulged, a brand new Faculty of Divinity podcast series, was launched this month. Each episode zeroes in on a research project or output through conversations with researchers and an expert guest.  Episodes will be released fortnightly in Michaelmas and Lent terms. The opening episode features Professor Esra Özyürek and Professor Daniel W…

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 envisioned with the hope of fos…

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.Candidates should have a doctorate in Jewish Studies and will be expected to undertake undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and examining in the field as well as to per…

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 passages from Wittgenstein, and …

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, ecosystem collapse, and climate c…

Structured inter-religious encounter and anti-discrimination education: a studyApplications are invited for an Open-Oxford-Cambridge AHRC DTP-funded Collaborative Doctoral Award at the Faculty of Divinity, University of Cambridge, in partnership with the Faith & Belief Forum (F&BF).  This fully-funded studentship is available from October 2025. Fur…

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-special endeavour to mark the oc…

The Faculty of Divinity has published an interview with Dr Iona Hine, CIP’s Programme Manager, discussing the Faith & Belief Policy Collective and its significance.The interview begins with reference to the Policy Collective’s Open Letter published in June. The conversation also touches on more recent developments, and highlights the contemporary s…