In this video, Prof Bob Bowie speaks to Dr Ralph Norman about the idea of the Common Good. – There is a new MA in Religion and the Common Good […]
NICER research drawn on for Ofsted Religious Education Report.
Ofsted has just published its Research review of religious education (Published 12 May 2021). in RE pupils enter a vibrant debate about “the religious and non-religious traditions that have shaped […]
What is your view of the world? What makes you who you are?
Text from the Theos website: This new animated film by Emily Downe, created in partnership with Culham St Gabriel’s Trust and Canterbury Christ Church University, unpacks the idea of worldviews and invites the viewer to consider how their own unique […]
Trevor Cooling interviewed on Jason Ramasami’s Vlog
Emeritus Professor Trevor Cooling talks with experienced RE teacher Jason Ramasami about the experience of collaborating and cooperating productively with people who might seriously disagree with you. Topics include conviction, […]
After world religions: a conversation with Dr David Lewin
I am really pleased to be able to publish this special Advent conversation with Dr David Lewin of Strathclyde university. I had been wanting to talk to David for a […]
How to explore the question of Christianity and same sex unions, …. hermeneutically.
Tonight I am speaking at the Theos gathering at the launch of the new report “Worldviews in Religious Education”. I am speaking in relation to Worldviews and Texts and Teachers, […]
Event: What are worldviews and why should schools teach them?
NICER/Theos Think Tank Report event on Wednesday 21 October 2020, 7:30-9pm Are you enthusiastic about the quality and status of Religious Education (RE)? Do you recognise its academic credibility in […]
Cox questions Bowie
Dawn Cox, Subject leader for RS in a secondary school in Essex and familiar contributor online with her highly regarded blog, has interviewed me on a Teams chat. She asks […]
Texts and Teachers Part 2: The Findings
Here I explore some of the findings of the Texts and Teachers project, touching on links between institutional and personal worldview, deep conversations in the classroom, criticality and formal examinations […]