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Development of Religious Instruction and Institutions in Europe

Expert Consultation

10 - 11 March 2010
Madrid

In March 2010, ISD brought together over 20 leading European religious, academic and community figures to discuss the development of religious instruction in Europe.  Hosted in Madrid with the kind support of Casa Arabe, the discussions looked at the roles faith leaders can play in the 21st century, including capacity building within the confessional space.  Discussions also focused on the vision for faith leadership over the next 15 – 20 years.  There was enthusiasm from the participants to continue this type of exchange, and ISD is looking into possibilities to host similar fora later this year.

Vanessa Redgrave, Humanitas Visiting Professor in Drama 2012, speaking at the University of Oxford, February 2012.
HE Karel Schwarzenberg, Czech Foreign Minister, addresses an invited audience at an ISD policy breakfast, October 2011
Jonathan Powell, former Chief of Staff to Tony Blair, addresses the inaugural Turkey Workshop, London, September 2011
Journalist and blogger Sunny Hundal, delivering a presentation at ISD's Social Media and Intolerance workshop, April 2012
Leading activists from pro-democracy movements in the Middle East, speaking at a Weidenfeld Debate, February 2012
Peter Kellner, President of YouGov and Dr David Muir, Faith in Britain, at the launch conference of the Phoenix Initiative, October 2010
Lord Weidenfeld and Sir Ronald Grierson, co-founders of the Weidenfeld Scholarships and Leadership Programme, April 2010
CEDAR Chair Ahmed Larouz, addressing the Social Innovation and Social Action Conference, Lambeth Palace, November 2011
Historian Saul Friedlander, Inaugural Humanitas Visiting Professor in Historiography at the University of Oxford, May 2012