Month: February 2021

Uni Glos RPE Guest Speakers: Pure Land Buddhist and Environmental Activist Satya Robyn.

As part of our ongoing program of guest speakers who are joining us to discuss religion, philosophy and ethics in terms of social justice and ecological sustainability we were fortunate to be joined by Satya Robyn a practicing…

Uni Glos RPE Guest Speakers: Cheltenham Hindu Community

This week we have been privileged to engage with the Cheltenham Hindu community live in their Shri Krishna mandir on the Swindon Road, just across from the Francis Close Hall campus. spokespersons form the community discussed the role…

Uni Glos RPE Guest Speakers: Cheltenham Synagogue community

As part of the program of guest speakers for our new module ‘Contemporary Religious Landscapes’ we were joined by Jennifer Silverston and Abigail Fisher, long standing members of and spokespersons for the Cheltenham Synagogue community. This was a…

Uni Glos RPE Guest Speakers: Christian Curate, Eco-Activist.

This week our students were joined by Laura Downs (on the right hand side of the picture) of the Portishead Parish, just outside Bristol. Laura has been very much involved in a number of sustainable projects in the…

Uni Glos RPE guest speakers: Theo Wildcroft and Post Lineage Yoga.

Religion, Philosophy and Ethics students researching emergent spiritualities were treated to a great session lead by Theo Wildcroft, one of the foremost thinkers and practitioners in the field of contemporary Yoga. A very experienced yoga teacher herself, Theo…