The Cambridge Interfaith Programme

The call for @The_EAJS Virtual 2025 is now open: Translating Maimonides Info: eurojewishstudies.org/homepage-annou… With Anoushka Alexander-Rose, @AnastasiaBadder, Eliaou Balouka, @SamiEverett, & @m_schmierer #theology #philosophy #literature #history #Islam #Medieval #medicine #creative

Prof Daniel Weiss & coauthors discuss Wittgenstein and the grammar of “God” | Tuesday 1 July, in Berlin & on YouTube. More details: interfaith.cam.ac.uk/events/book-la… #philosophy #interfaith

“an opportunity to appreciate the loss of Palestinian voices, as well as to witness and reflect upon the majesty of Palestinian poetry and literary culture” Honouring Heba Abu Nada, “whose verses clung to the soil of Palestine” Tuesday 24 June 16:30 —With @REAL_Centre & Edu-MENA.

It’s about time! We still have a couple of spaces left for Monday’s symposium @CamDivinity. Can't commit a whole day? We have extra capacity in the parallel sessions so please enquire you’d like to sit in on Literature, Modernity or Ritual panels.

Faith, ritual and devotion provide a framework to navigate grief and loss. @CamDivinity PhD candidate Tilak Parekh joined yesterday's @BBCR4Sunday show, to reflect on how UK Hindu communities have reacted to the Gujarat plane crash. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0… From 00:01:30.

Curious about how time & religion relate? We have dozens of presentations lined up for the Temporality & Religion symposium later this month. The programme is out & registration is open. More info: interfaith.cam.ac.uk/time25

In Oxford today? So is Dr Marietta van der Tol—celebrating her book Constitutional Intolerance Jonathan Wolff introduces. Prof Maya Tudor chairs. Prof Tarun Khaitan (LSE Law School) & Prof Nazila Ghanea (Bonavero Inst of Human Rights) respond. 17:00 BST bsg.ox.ac.uk/events/blavatn…

The Faculty of Divinity (@CamDivinity) invites expressions of interest from postdocs and soon-to-be postdocs. Deadline 09 June 2025. As in previous years, you’ll find a little extra guidance on the @caminterfaith website— interfaith.cam.ac.uk/news Apply via jobs.cam.ac.uk

TODAY in #Bern, Switzerland: Prof Esra Özyürek presents insights from Subcontractors of Guilt (Stellvertreter der Schuld). + conversation on memory politics in postmigration Germany & Switzerland feat. Asmaa Dehbi, Yves Kugelmann, & Prof Christina Späti interfaith.cam.ac.uk/events/bern-di…

TODAY 👇 Does time really pass? “a rigorous and highly original exploration of the relation of spatiotemporal reality and a specific Christian doctrine – the nature of salvation”—Prof Alister McGrath in foreword to Salvation in the Block Universe Dr Ankur Barua responds

This afternoon -- option to join online -- registration required.

Legislating collective identities—whether in terms of race, ethnicity, nationality or religion—has presented challenges throughout history. Our Tuesday 6 May seminar explores this territory with guest speaker András Pap. #definitions #collectiveidentity #legalstudies #politics

Really looking forward to my Cambridge book launch next week - do come along!

Does time really pass? Should theology mould itself to fit with the findings of physics & philosophy? How should the dialogue between science & religion proceed? Book launch: Salvation in the Block Universe Wed 7 May 17:15 interfaith.cam.ac.uk/events/book-la… #time #science #religion

Join us to explore Artistic Interventions in Memory: considerations on art, archives & the politics of dialogue 3 days, 10 sessions, 25+ speakers Online from Tuesday 15 April at 17:00 Cambridge time (UTC+1). Details & to register (free): interfaith.cam.ac.uk/aim25

Our Saturday evening Value of Water event is at capacity, but you can also find @AnastasiaBadder plus friends from @WaterSenCam at @CRASSHlive next Thursday: Dear City... seeks to reimagine extraction, access, conservation and better water futures. interfaith.cam.ac.uk/events/dear-ci…

In or near Cambridge? What does #water mean in your life? Drop by on Saturday to explore the world of water in a fun family-friendly setting (ages 6+). Part of @Cambridge_Fest. Free. With Dr @AnastasiaBadder & co. interfaith.cam.ac.uk/events/family-…

The 2025 Cambridge Festival begins tomorrow. Here is a rundown of happenings interactive with a faith-friendly aspect, featuring music, food & plenty of water: interfaith.cam.ac.uk/news/interacti… #interfaith #CamFest

Tomorrow, we hear a case for systematic study of the existentially generative nature of organized political violence, drawing on oral history evidence from the Syrian diaspora. With Dr Stacey Gutkowski, @KingsCollegeLon. 14:15 GMT in Cambridge & online: interfaith.cam.ac.uk/events/irr-sem…

Congratulations to our Academic Director Prof Esra Ozyurek-- Out on Saturday, the German edition of her study of Muslim belonging & Holocaust memory in postwar Germany, courtesy of Klett-Cotta. With a foreword from multi-award-winning writer Eva Menasse.