Religion, Philosophy & Ethics

RPE students to meet spiritual elders of ISKCON

11 September 2019

Religion, Philosophy and RE PGCE students will have a unique opportunity to meet the highly respected spiritual teacher Tarakanth, described by devotees as, ‘a modern day sage’ next week. This should prove to be a fantastic experience as…

New RPE students go to Pitt Rivers Museum

11 September 2019

We are welcoming our new students to the Religion, Philosophy and Ethics degree course at Glos and kick starting the new semester with a field trip to the weird and wonderful Pitt Rivers Museum…should be a great experience!

RPE Students introduce a new Climate Crisis movement.

7 September 2019

Uighur Cultural Correction or another case of Muslim Ethnic Cleansing? China’s Hidden Camps.

19 June 2019

Over the last few evenings I have watched John Sudworth’s reports on the detention camps for Uighur Muslims in Western China with mounting horror. I don’t think anyone could be blamed for comparing this state run program of…

RPE : Zen and the need for Environmental Justice…internally and externally!

1 June 2019

If there was ever a reason the engage fully with the religious philosophies that impact upon our world today it is in the realm of climate change and justice, Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh advises us on how…

The Crucial Importance of the study or Religion, Philosophy and Ethics in contemporary society: Foremost thinker in Jewish Theology and contemporary Feminist Studies reacts to the warning given to German Jews not to wear kippas after rise in anti-Semitism-

1 June 2019

Professor Melissa Raphael of University of Gloucesterhsire’ s Religion, Philosophy and Ethics gives her own views on the disturbing geopolitical issues that are currently shaping the rise in antisemitism and Europe and beyond raised in the recent BBC…

RPE Lunch Club

7 May 2019

Every month students and staff of amazing Uni Glos RPE meet up at the Frog and Fiddle, High Street Cheltenham to chat about the big philosophical, religious and political issues of the day. It is in a pub…

RPE students present…

3 May 2019

As part of their Emergent Spirituality module, level 6 students have been presenting their research on a number of fascinating new spiritual and religious movements and traditions. There was an really interesting session on the New Age and…

The following event has sadly been cancelled: Gloucestershire Philosophical Society, hosted by Uni Glos RPE’s Dr. Will Large presents Professor Ken Gemes (Birkbeck, University of London) who will talk on Nietzsche, Trump and Brexit – 8th May, all welcome

3 May 2019

•Man is the animal that seeks meaning, possibly even more than happiness. •Narratives, stories, are the primary vehicles of meaning. •Religious narratives no longer grip many of us, and liberal democrat narratives no longer serve to ground meaning,…

The Big Issues!

22 April 2019

Having been part of the initial Extinction Rebellion (XR) London protest on Monday 15th April I was, as a lecturer in RPE, left with a great deal to think about. The big question that arose for me was……