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10 Nov 2022: Dear Woolf Friends, One of the things that distinguishes the Woolf Institute from other researchinstitutes is our strive to translate all our research into public education.Academic work sometimes has the reputation of being conducted in an

28 Jul 2024: The Woolf Institute provides an academic framework and space in which people could tackle issues of religious difference constructively.

13 Jun 2023: Dear Woolf Friends,. When the news of the British conquest of MountEverest came through on the same day as QueenElizabeth’s coronation, it seemed too good to betrue. But the story of how that piece of news wasmanaged and gathered is less well known

28 Jul 2024: The Woolf Institute provides an academic framework and space in which people could tackle issues of religious difference constructively.

7 Nov 2022: Dear Woolf Friends, From research to social good, from Cambridge to the wider world, the WoolfInstitute is increasing the impact of its work this year, especially within politicaland policymaking circles. With this goal in mind, we have further

28 Jul 2024: The Handbook will be used as a tool during training sessions and also for continued learning and development on the wards and in public health spaces where…

9 Nov 2022: Dear Woolf Friends, This year we have the rare occasion that majorfestivals of the three Abrahamic faiths align:Easter, Passover and Ramadan. Such aconcurrence last happened in 1991 and is broughtabout by the different calendar systems

13 Jun 2023: Dear Woolf Friends,. Few men have the privilege and good fortune to seetheir life’s vision take shape in front of them. Ed. Kessler, whose 60th birthday we were celebratingthis week, is that rare man. But fortune played only a small part. Ed

10 Nov 2022: Dear Woolf Friends,. Trust is the basis of all successful societies: law, economic activity, democracyas a whole, all are based on trusting strangers. Building trust between the religious communities of Britain is essential for thecreation of a

10 Feb 2022: Transmission and Trust: The Impact of Covid-19 on British Jewish and British Muslim Communities. About the Woolf InstituteThe Woolf Institute was founded by Dr Edward Kessler MBE and Revd Professor Martin Forward in 1998. Their aim was to provide an

25 Sep 2017: Sheikh Michael Mumisa and Dr Edward Kessler Woolf Institute of Abrahamic Faiths, Cambridge. www.woolfinstitute.cam.ac.uk Executive Summary There is a growing consensus among those involved in Jewish, Christian and Islamic seminary education in the

7 Dec 2015: REPORT OF THE COMMISSION ON RELIGION AND BELIEF IN BRITISH PUBLIC LIFE. L I V I N G W ITH D I F F E R E N C E. community, diversity and the common good. Chair: The Rt Hon Baroness Elizabeth Butler-Sloss GBE. Published by The Woolf Institute,

9 Nov 2022: Dear Woolf Friends, In this special week of celebration of Easter,Passover and Ramadan it seems a good momentto remind ourselves of the foundation of theInstitute and to look forward to our 25th. anniversary next year. Back in 1998 when DrEdward

15 Dec 2015: RE-framing education about beliefs and practices in schools. a lens and tools (concept based) approach. University of Cambridge/Woolf Institute. 2 University of Cambridge (Faculty of Education) / Woolf Institute. I want to express my profound

7 Nov 2022: Every year millions of Muslims travel to Makkah during the last month of the Islamic calendar, Dhul Hajj,to perform a pilgrimage known as Hajj. The pilgrimage lasts around five days, from the 8th to the 13th ofDhul Hajj (this year coinciding with 7th

26 Jan 2024: Madingley Road I Cambridge I CB3 0UB. Tel 44 (0)1223 761984 Email enquiries@woolf.cam.ac.uk. Charity No 1069589 Company No 3540878. Secular Societies, Religious Followers; Opportunities? Challenges? From Majority to Minority – Being Muslim in

25 Sep 2017: 1. Keeping Faith in Development:The significance of interfaith relations in the work of humanitarian aid and international development organisations. Edward KesslerMiriam Arkush. 2 3. Increasing recognition has been given in recent years to the role

4 Aug 2017: 1. Near Neighbours Report. Dr Shana Cohen, Sughra Ahmed, Alice Sandham. Woolf Institute. October 2013. Contact: sc736@cam.ac.uk. 2. Contents. Executive Summary 3. Introduction 4. Methodology 5. Themes from Research 6. Recommendations 12. Appendices

8 Nov 2022: Dear Woolf Friends, Last month, I had the opportunity to return to Belfastfor the first time in nearly 10 years. Having done myMA there, it is a city I once knew well; our WoolfInstitute Forgiveness and Future-building projectoffered an opportunity

25 Sep 2017: Jews and Christians: Perspectives on MissionThe Lambeth-Jewish Forum. Reuven Silverman, Patrick Morrow and Daniel Langton. 1. Both Christianity and Judaism have a vocation to mission. In the Book of the Prophet Isaiah, God’s people are spoken of

25 Sep 2017: 2 Valuing Diversity. INTRODUCTION. Valuing Diversity:Towards Mutual Respectand UnderstandingExploring dialogue and interfaith encounters. IntroductionValuing Diversity: Towards Mutual Respectand Understanding is an important resourcefor teachers

11 Dec 2020: The full report is available as a free download at:www.woolf.cam.ac.uk/diversity. 2.

7 Nov 2022: Dear Woolf Friends, Our light, airy and unusual building here at the Woolf has always lent itself to allsorts of events. In the five years since we moved in we have had concerts,comedy events, poetry recitals, dinners and drumming workshops all over

23 Jan 2020: copyright. 2019 Woolf Institute. Download the electronic copy at https://www.woolf.cam.ac.uk/training/healthcare. The Woolf Institute has no responsibility for the persistence or accuracy of URLs for.

17 Apr 2018: Beyond Dialogue? I N T E R FA I T H E N G A G E M E N T I N D E L H I , D O H A & L O N D O N. Authors: John Fahy & Jan-Jonathan Bock. Editor:Julian Hargreaves. Beyond Dialogue? I N T E R FA I T H E N G A G E M E N T IN D E L H I, D O H A & L O N D

8 Nov 2022: Dear Woolf Friends, By the time you read this, we will have enjoyed theJubilee weekend and I hope you all have had awonderful time with family, neighbours andfriends. Seeing how during her long rule, her Majesty’sstoic determination and composure

2 Nov 2022: Best wishes,. David PerryWoolf Media Consultant & Producer. The Woolf Institute Annual Publication 2022/23 is now available to download.This publication is full of information about current research, teaching, publiceducation and

9 Nov 2022: Dear Woolf Friends, Those who have spent nearly a full month fasting dailyfrom sunrise to sunset welcome the first day of Eid al-Fitr with open arms. Toward the end of Ramadan, youare physically exhausted but spiritually satiated. I cancertainly

9 Nov 2022: Dear Woolf Friends, Spring, with its longer daylight hours, new buds on thetrees, and – with a little bit of luck – increasingly sunnyweather, is an annual reminder of new beginnings.Having weathered the hardest season of the year, wecan look to

9 Nov 2022: Dear Woolf Friends, We are in the swing of Easter term in Cambridge,which runs from the second half of April to the middleof June. The term is always strangely dual in nature.On the one hand, it is the period of exams, with anxietypalpable in the

26 Jan 2024: Madingley Road I Cambridge I CB3 0UB. Tel 44 (0)1223 761984 Email enquiries@woolf.cam.ac.uk. Charity No 1069589 Company No 3540878. Coptic Identities as Indigenous: The Politics of Recognition & Improving. Interfaith Relations in Egypt. Ironically,

13 Jun 2023: Dear Woolf Friends,. Ramadan has always embodied for me a delightfullydelicate paradox: it is at once a month ofrenunciation and fulfilment, of stillness and activity,of turning inwards in contemplation and reachingoutwards in charity. Ramadan

3 Jul 2017: AUTHORSDr Jan-Jonathan Bock & Dr Sami Everett EDITORSDr Julian Hargreaves, Asher Kessler & Austin Tiffany. TRUST IN CRISIS: The Emergence of the Quiet Citizen. TRUST IN CRISIS: The Emergence of the Quiet Citizen. AUTHORSDr Jan-Jonathan Bock & Dr

12 Jun 2023: Dear Woolf Friends,. I have been an intern at the Woolf Institute now fornearly a month, having returned following last year’ssummer school programme. I am an undergraduateat Brigham Young University in Salt Lake Citystudying Philosophy and

10 Nov 2015: Bridging the GapStrengthening relations between hospices and. Muslims of Britain. Sughra Ahmed and Naved SiddiqiWoolf Institute. Acknowledgements. This piece of work exploring hospice care and British Muslim communities has been made possible by

7 Nov 2022: Dear Woolf Friends,. September always feels like a new start. The newacademic year for schools and universities bringsexcitement, potential, and a little nervousness; with afour-year-old starting school for the first time, I knowthat this is true

4 Aug 2017: 4 Foreword. 5 Acknowledgments. 6 Introduction. Jewish Perspectives:. 7 How is ‘Israel’ Understood in Jewish Thought and Tradition? 12 What is the Significance of the State of Israel for Jews? Christian Perspectives:. 18 How is ‘Israel’

24 Aug 2018: October 2016. Advance care planning and Muslim communitiesA report commissioned by Compassion in Dying as part of the My Life, My Decision programme. Sughra Ahmed and Naved Siddiqi. Contents About this research 2. Context: Why are we talking about

6 Mar 2023: Dear Woolf Friends,. Too often interfaith dialogue focuses on our sharedground and skirts away from the contentiousconversations about what divides us. Althoughrecognising our common beliefs and sharedstandards is always a good thing, if we don’t

7 Nov 2022: Dear Woolf Friends,. As an academic, I always feel incredibly elated whena student tells me my teaching has changed the waythey think about a problem or the profound effect ourdiscussions have had on their lives. We always liketo think the Woolf

21 Nov 2014: To download the official consultation document and contribute your views, please see: http://www.corab.org.uk/.

6 Sep 2010: PER. SPEC. TIV. ES. SPRIng 2010 In ThIS ISSuE FAITH AND REASON. s t u d y i n grel ations b e t w e e n JewsChristians& Muslimsw. oolf. in. stit. ute s t u d y i n g. rel ations b e t w e e n JewsChristians& Muslimsw. oolf. in. stit. ute s t u d y i

11 Dec 2020: The full report is available as a free download at:www.woolf.cam.ac.uk/diversity. APPENDIX A:.

13 Jun 2023: Dear Woolf Friends,. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Good. Friday Agreement. Signed on the 10th April 1998during Holy Week it ended, for the most part, theviolence of The Troubles in Northern Ireland. If youlook back 30 years ago, there

18 Nov 2013: PERSPECTIVES 1. PER. SPEC. TIV. ES. WINTER 2013 /14IN THIS ISSUE FAITh AnD nARRATIvES. s t u d y i n grel ations b e t w e e n JewsChristians& Muslimsw. oolf. in. stit. ute. Celebrating 15 years. 1998 2013. PERSPECTIVES 2. PerspectivesPublished by

15 Sep 2011: PERSPECTIVES 5. s t u d y i n grel ations b e t w e e n JewsChristians& Muslimsw. oolf. in. stit. ute s t u d y i n g. rel ations b e t w e e n JewsChristians& Muslimsw. oolf. in. stit. ute s t u d y i n g. rel ations b e t w e e n JewsChristians&

25 Nov 2010: PERSPECTIVES 5. PER. SPEC. TIV. ES. WINTER 2010–2011 IN ThIS ISSuE marginalised minorities. s t u d y i n grel ations b e t w e e n JewsChristians& Muslimsw. oolf. in. stit. ute s t u d y i n g. rel ations b e t w e e n JewsChristians& Muslimsw.

6 Mar 2023: Dear Woolf Friends,. It seems our world is becoming an increasinglyunsettled place: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, globalrefugee numbers increasing to over 100 million,China is flexing its muscles, internally and externally,and peace between

6 Mar 2023: Dear Woolf Friends,. Most teenagers who found themselves growing up inthe drab suburbs of South East London in the mid-1960s felt the need for escape. Skiffle music andAmerican Rock and Roll were popular. But not withme. I was captivated by the

10 Nov 2022: Dear Woolf Friends,. Are we living through an age of crises? The language of crisis drives debate onclimate issues. The war in Ukraine is the culmination of a geopolitical crisisbetween Russia and the West. Crisis shapes our understanding of