Theos

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Religion isn’t going away. According to the Pew Forum 84% of the world is religious and they predict this figure will rise to 90% by 2050. 

Many of society's most pressing issues – immigration, mental health, diversity, climate change, meaningful work, human rights and more – have an inherent religious element. Many of these debates would benefit from the centuries of ethical reflection embedded in faith traditions. And yet in Western countries religion is often poorly understood, feared or ignored.  

THEOS believes that faith, and Christianity in particular, is a force for good in society. Though the think tank's public narratives focus on the small (but very real) instances of faith as a problem, its starting point is that religious communities, and the wisdom embedded in them, are friends not foes, gifts not threats.  

Research is at THEOS' core. Its work is rigorous and the steering committee believes in stimulating intelligent debate. They publish reports on big issues impacting UK society, from the ethics of debt to the phenomenon of religiously inspired violence, from religious London to faith–based social action and multiculturalism.  

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2006

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