Facing Faiths

St Philip’s Centre is a charity set up in 2006 and is rooted in the multi-faith environment of Leicester, the UK’s most ethnically diverse city outside London.

We have a superb track record of promoting positive community relations through our dialogue groups, leadership programmes for young people, charitable activities and organisation of community
events such as the UK’s first ever Imams v Clergy football and cricket matches.

In 2008 our work received national recognition when we received a commendation from the Institute of Community Cohesion.

Facing  Faiths?
Not a day goes by without faith being mentioned in the media. Both public and private spheres of life are increasingly influenced by the world faiths.

Whether it is an employment tribunal case, insensitive delivery of a service or the impact of policies, your decisions are felt by faith communities.

For leaders in public, private and third sector organisations, the challenges are immense. The course will equip you with the confidence to engage and support people of faiths.

St Philip’s Centre is running a two day course for senior executives titled ‘Facing Faiths?’

The course will address some of the key practical and theological questions about faith in public life. This will include an overview of legislation affecting religion and belief.

The programme will enable you to hear from and put questions to senior faith leaders.
Course content will include:
• Overview of the three major world faiths (Christianity, Islam and Judaism)
• Insight into Indic faiths (e.g. Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism)
• The growth of religious identity
• Legislation affecting religion & belief
• Case studies and problem solving

Provisional speakers include:
• Rt. Revd Tim Stevens, Bishop of Leicester and member of the House of Lords
• Suleman Nagdi, Advisor to the Police
• Jaspreet Kaur, Assistant Gen. Secretary, Guru Teg Bahadur Gurdwara
• Pradip Gajjar, ISKON
• Canon Dr. Andrew Wingate,Chaplain to HM the Queen