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This week students examining the sacred landscape of Cheltenham spent some time on line with Opel and Ellie from the NKT Akanishta meditation centre in the city (Meditation & Buddhism in the Cotswolds. (meditationincheltenham.org.uk). The intention of this module was…
This week students involved in examining the relationship between various religious communities and their response to the current environmental crisis we provided with a really interesting and interactive session on the Baha’i tradition and the various projects that they are…
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 of responses…
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 fascinating history…
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 and ordained…
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 of the…
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 fantastic session…
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 region and…
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 guided the…