Manchester Religion and Civil Society Network

The Religion and Civil Society Network (formerly Manchester Research Institute for Religion and Civil Society) brings together the established expertise of two existing research groupings exploring different aspects of the relation between religion and the public sphere. They are the Lincoln Theological Institute and the Centre for Religion and Political Culture. The RCSN began in 2006 and the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Rowan Williams gave an inaugural public lecture Faith, Freedom, Secularity to mark the occasion. A streaming video of the entire speech can be downloaded by clicking here. As well, Professor Graham Ward was interviewed by BBC Manchester radio to discuss religion and civil society. Click here to listen to an mp3 or you can also subscribe to our podcast on iTunes. (Kind permission of the Terry Christian Show, BBC Radio Manchester).

Religion and Civil Society Interview (mp3)

LTI Newsletter Summer 2006

Welcome to this Newsletter, the first in a new series. I hope that you enjoy reading it and learning about some of the current work of the Lincoln Theological Institute. There is a great deal happening at the Institute including a celebration event to which all alumni are warmly invited (see below). As this is the first Newsletter under my Directorship, I would like briefly to introduce myself. I joined the Institute from the University of Gloucestershire, where I taught constructive, systematic theology for 16 years. In both teaching and research, I am deeply committed to relating theological insights to the dilemmas and issues of modern life. My work thereby cuts across disciplinary boundaries and draws... click here to read more.

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