Religious diversity and education on Inter Faith agenda

Wednesday October 3rd 2012

Questions of religious diversity and education will be discussed at a half–day seminar on Inter Faith issues to be held in St Thomas’s Parish Church, Eglantine Avenue, Belfast, on Saturday October 13.

The conference entitled ‘Educating for Understanding’ is being organised by the Inter Faith Working Group of the Church of Ireland.

Speakers on the day will include the Rev Dr Inderjit Bhogal (Leader of the Corrymeela Community), Dr Katy Radford (a Social Anthropologist working at the Institute for Conflict Research and a member of the Executive Council of the Northern Ireland Jewish Community) and Norman Richardson (lecturer in religious education and diversity/intercultural education at Stranmillis University College, Belfast).

The seminar will begin with lunch at 1pm and finish at 5.30pm.

The cost of the conference (including lunch and tea/coffee) is £20 or €25. Students may attend free of charge. The fee can be paid by cash or cheque on the day, but those wishing to attend should register in advance with the Rev Darren McCallig by email mccalld@tcd.ie or by telephone (+3531) 896 1402.

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