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Peter Lumsden, a member of the Lancashire Forum of Faiths, reflects on the role that faith groups have played in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic in Lancashire. With numbers of […]


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Navigating 2020 as a Social Researcher

by Gill Reeve

22 Jan 2021

Gill Reeve charts some of the new challenges, unavoidable losses and unexpected opportunities of 2020, drawing out lessons that are relevant for us all. Starting my PhD in September 2018, […]


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Fantasy or Reality?

by John Reader

15 Jan 2021

In the wake of recent events in US politics, John Reader interrogates the role of social media in blurring the distinction between fantasy and reality. One of the most interesting […]


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Staying with the trouble

by Tim Howles

11 Dec 2020

Associate Research Fellow Tim Howles reflects on what we’ve learnt from our podcast series. As part of the Foundation’s commitment to engage with debates on religion in public life, we’ve […]


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A deeper solidarity

by Val Barron

27 Nov 2020

Following Living Wage Week 2020, Val Barron makes the case for a deeper solidarity with all our co-workers. My research interest in social enterprise stems from the belief that businesses […]


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Embracing the new normal

by Chris Baker

17 Nov 2020

Chris Baker reflects on two recent reports addressing faith and policy in a post-pandemic age. At the start of last week, some good and tangible news emerged of an imminent […]


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On White Privilege

by Sanjee Perera

13 Nov 2020

In the second part of their debate about the church’s response to racial justice in the light of the Black Lives Matter movement, Professor Simon Lee (SL) and Dr Sanjee […]


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Is the climate really beyond politics?

by Matthew Stemp

30 Oct 2020

In the second of a series of blogs on Extinction Rebellion’s recent protests, Matthew Stemp argues that the movement must overcome views of religion, spirituality and ethics that are preventing […]


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TikTok, Pastoral Care and Lockdown Britain

by Kenneth Wilkinson-Roberts

23 Oct 2020

In this blog, Kenneth Wilkinson-Roberts—a member of our Ethical Futures network—offers a positive story about digital technology, reflecting on the recent trend for an innovative form of pastoral care. In […]


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Matthew Barber-Rowell examines how the practice of mask-wearing might reveal precisely the sort of attitudes we need to shape society for the better over the coming years. Last week, Boris […]


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