Faiths and Civil Society Unit

Description

The Faiths and Civil Society Unit is a centre of excellence linking research, policy and practice in the field of faith-based social action. This unit coalesces politics, policy, sociology, society, and professional practice.

The unit scrutinises:

• Politics and Policy: It assesses the manner in which decision-makers influence and mold faith-oriented social action in public domain and its implications for deliberation, participation, inclusion, and social justice.
• Sociology and Society: It explores whether society is secular, post-secular, or a complex combination of both, contemplates the discourse around religion in society, and identifies its critical issues.
• Professional Practice: It investigates the activities, methodologies, impacts, and challenges of faith-based social actors.

The unit employs an interdisciplinary approach to foster efficient collaboration amongst religious, non-religious groups, policy makers, and practitioners. Key activities include the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) Faith and Society Keeping the Faith report, a network of Research Fellows, academic seminars and workshops, policy briefings about religion and belief in public life, and public events about faiths and civil society activism.

Current and recent projects include Convoy of Hope, the Faith and Belief Policy Collective and Muslim Youth Futures.

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University affiliation(s)

Goldsmiths, University of London
London

Partner Infrastructures

William Temple Foundation

The William Temple Foundation is an independent research hub and public-theology think tank, named after Archbishop William Temple and based in Rochdale, that researches and convenes debate on the pla… read more about William Temple Foundation

Rochdale

Additional Partnerships

The Faith & Belief Forum; Co-POWeR (Consortium on Practices of Wellbeing and Resilience in BAME Families and Communities); Convoy of Hope, USA