Exploring the relationship between economic downturn and religious and spiritual life in the UK in the next 10 years

Sponsored by the William Temple Foundation and the AHRC/ESRC Religion and Society Programme

Centre for Faiths and Public Policy, University of Chester
March 17th 2011

10.00 – 4.00 pm (registration from 9.30 am) – Main Lecture Theatre, Riverside Campus

Keynote Contributors
Professor Ali Saeidi (University of Tehran)
Professor Linda Woodhead (Director, AHRC/ESRC Religion and Society Programme)
Francis Davis (Young Foundation)
John Devine (Churches’ Officer for the North-West)
Anna Thompson (The Message Trust)
Dr Musharraf Hussain (Karimia Project, Nottingham)
Mary Dowson (Dances of Universal Peace)
Professor Peter Gilbert (University of Staffordshire)
Dr Giselle Vincett (University of Edinburgh)
Cost (including buffet lunch and refreshments)

Waged: £25:00, Unwaged £10.00

To Book: Booking form is available to download at  http://www.chester.ac.uk/trs and send to Charlotte Morgan, Dept of Religions and Theology, University of Chester, Parkgate Road, Chester, CH1 4BJ. Telephone : 01244 511031 or contact c.morgan@chester.ac.uk

Cheques made payable to University of Chester.

Partners include: University of Chester, William Temple Foundation, Religion and Society Programme, Leverhulme Trust, University of Kent.

The aim of this event is to try and get beneath the surface of current debates concerning the role and contribution of religion to public policy, civil society and political and economic life in the UK. It will be interactive and will seek to attract a wide range so participants from different backgrounds and experiences. It is hoped that the conference will generate new perspectives and agendas on religion and social/welfare policy arising out of the contributions and discussions. The event will generate a range of web-based dissemination and discussion including a pod cast and on-line report. Maps and parking plans will be sent to those registering for the conference.