12 March 2021
This week students exploring the nature and location of religion in Cheltenham had the opportunity to discuss the place of St.Pauls Church in the city’s religious and spiritual landscape. Roger provided students with an energetic and dynamic set…
12 March 2021
This week RPE students at the University of Gloucestershire were invited to have a discussion with the Rev. Simon Witcombe the university chaplain about the nature of sacred space on the University campus. He provided us with a…
27 February 2021
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…
26 February 2021
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…
19 February 2021
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…
11 February 2021
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…
10 February 2021
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…
24 January 2021
As this article suggests, religious organisations are not playing a central role not only in dispelling misinformation about the pandemic but also in providing essential local vaccination services to many members of their communities. Read the full story…
29 October 2020
This is really good news for Pakistan’s small but thriving Hindu community and is especially important in terms of being able to provide the all important rituals that ensure Hindus who have died will have a safe passage…
7 October 2020
As well as attaining 100% overall student satisfaction in the National Student Survey, the department for Religion, Philosophy and Ethics at University of Gloucestershire has been rated 7th in the national Guardian league table for the subject area…