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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 we might…
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 article …
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 but you…
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 ways…
•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, merely offering…
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… are we…
What a truly remarkable experience. The initial idea of going to India itself was incredible, but this trip in particular offers an insight that you simply wouldn’t get if you travelled as a tourist. Some of the sites we saw,…
Level 6 students found themselves engaging with some pretty alien concepts this week as they had an in depth Q and A session with University of Stockholm’s Erik Ostling. The discussions ranged from the influence of and upon elements of…