25–26 July 2011
AHRC/ESRC RELIGION & SOCIETY PROGRAMME
with
WARWICK RELIGIONS & EDUCATION RESEARCH UNIT (WRERU)
Scarman Conference Centre, University of Warwick
Aim and Scope of the ConferenceThe
conference is organised as part of the AHRC/ESRC Religion & Society
Programme, of which Prof. Linda Woodhead is the Director. The
conference will bring together research teams which have been awarded
grants within the youth call of the Progamme as well as other related
projects. The focus of the conference will be on young people of school
age (up to 18) and presentations will include topics related to
religious education in schools and religious nurture or socialisation
within families, communities or peer groups.
Conference OrganisationThe
Warwick Religions and Education Research Unit (WRERU) at the University
of Warwick is one of the award holders (Young People’s Attitudes to
Religious Diversity), under the directorship by Prof. Robert Jackson.
The conference is organised by Dr Elisabeth Arweck, with support from
members of the WRERU project team.
Conference ParticipantsApart
from members of various research teams, the conference participants
will include educationalists, academics, researchers, representatives of
interfaith organisations, RE teachers and advisers, media
representatives, and policy makers.
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Henrik Wergeland (1808 – 1845) was a romantic poet and an important historian. He was an advocate for
democracy, and an eager defender of freedom of faith and freedom of expression.
