Current research projects
A variety of cutting-edge research projects are currently being conducted by researchers connected with the Cambridge Interfaith Programme.
Further evidence of the diversity of contemporary research and learning can also be found on the Publications page (see bottom left).
Religion & Global Challenges
The Religion & Global Challenges Initiative seeks to generate tangible and sustainable solutions to worldwide problems by deepening understanding of the role that religious communities play – and could play – in exacerbating or in alleviating such problems. It will bring together theologians, social and natural scientists and religious communities to think through the most pressing global challenges facing us today.
Entangled otherings: Antisemitism, Islamophobia, and racism
Sponsored by the German Research Exchange programme (DAAD), this multi-year project explores the complicated relationships between antisemitism, islamophobia, and other kinds of racism and discrimination.
God and human speech
Theologians and empirical scientists collaborate in the area of psychology and language. Prof Daniel Weiss & Prof Napoleon Katsos are co-investigators on this Templeton Foundation-funded grant, led by Dr Joanna Leidenhag (Leeds).
Holocaust memory and Muslims in Germany
The first major study to analyse and propose ways of improving Holocaust education programs designed for Muslims.
Lunar calendars and moonsighting
PhD candidate Imad Ahmed explores how British Muslims relate to competing calendars in their daily lives. His research is now being translated into a collaborative course with support from astronomers in Leeds and Cambridge.
Religion and economic development
Prof Sriya Iyer (Faculty of Economics) leads this wide-reaching exploration of how economic theories and statistical tools can be used to understand the role of religion in society and its global impact, funded by the Templeton Religion Trust as a strand of the Social Consequences of Religion Initiative.
Religion as a conflict driver in Ethiopia
Funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Prof Jörg Haustein leads this project exploring interactions between religion, ethnicity and other parameters at five sites in Ethiopia.
The Value of Water (fka Water efficiency in faith and diverse communities)
Initiated by a grant from the Ofwat Innovation Fund for a multi-partner project (Water efficiency in faith and diverse communities) the Cambridge Interfaith Programme continues to explore and deepen an understanding of how diverse religious communities engage with water.