The Faith & Belief Forum

Faith & Belief Forum Director Phil Champain is joined by Kamran Shezad from the Bahu Trust, Maria Elena Arana from CAFOD, and Shulamit Morris-Evans from Extinction Rebellion Jews to discuss how faith groups can help combat climate change.

A few weeks ago, the F&BF Education and Learning team were paid a visit by Lucy Peacock who is conducting a PhD evaluating the effectiveness of our School Linking Programme. This podcast gives an overview of her motives for starting the PhD, the methods she’s been using, some personal and intellectual highlights so far – as well as hopes for the future of her findings.

Through the youth-led Amplify programme, students have come together to create a movement called #WeAreMoreThanYourHeadlines to challenge divisive narratives in the media.
In this podcast, Rich Pringle is joined by Arron Gill and students Lauryn Chan, Tariq Roubayi, and Layla Chishti to discuss the process of creating their manifesto for change.

The Faith & Belief Forum's Amplify programme creates spaces for exploring issues relating to faith, belief and identity in an interconnected world. In this podcast, Ana Co follows Amplify students from Westminster Academy on their last ever session and chats to them about why the initiative is important.

BBC journalist Anisa Subedar is joined by authors Rowan Hisayo Buchanan, Jackie Mouradian, and Na'ima B. Robert to discuss belief and identity in books and their experience in the publishing industry. This podcast was recorded at an event for International Women's Day.

Our first Dialogues Across Difference podcast looks at the new recommendations from the Commission on Religious Education and what they might mean for the future of the subject. What knowledge and skills do young people need to live and thrive in a culturally diverse society?