Podcast: Faith, belief and social cohesion

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The Faith & Belief Forum’s Tim Mortimer is joined by Dr Maryyum Mehmood, Professor Tariq Modood, and Dr Madeleine Pennington to discuss our new report on faith, belief and social cohesion.  They examine some of the key developments in the UK over the past few decades, discuss good examples of local cohesion-building initiatives, and share hopes and ideas for the future.

The report was commissioned by the Faith & Belief Forum and the British Academy, and written by the think tank Theos.

Podcast participants:

• Dr Madeleine Pennington, Head of Research at Theos. She holds a doctorate in theology from the University of Oxford, and previously worked as a research scholar in Philadelphia.
• Professor Tariq Modood FBA, Professor of Sociology, Politics and Public Policy, and Director, Research Centre for the Study of Ethnicity and Citizenship, Universit of Bristol; Fellow of the British Academy.
• Dr Maryyum Mehmood, Teaching Fellow, and Centre Facilitator, Edward Cadbury Centre for the Public Understanding of Religion, Department of Theology and Religion, University of Birmingham.
• Tim Mortimer, Programmes Manager at the Faith & Belief Forum.

You can also listen to the podcast on Soundcloud and Spotify.