Building on History: Religion in London

这将是一个与伦敦社区有关宗教历史和遗产的创新公众参与项目。该项目将延续2011年10月结束的由美国人权委员会资助的知识转移项目“现代宗教史与当代教会”（暂定名为“历史建筑：伦敦教会”）。它还将为AHRC/ESRC资助的“全球不确定性”项目“新教-天主教冲突：历史遗产和当代现实”的最后一年（2011-12年）增加重要价值。拟议中的项目将大大扩展英国国教的原始工作，包括一系列其他基督教团体，以及犹太人和穆斯林。它将促进参与伦敦不同宗教社区的宗教历史和遗产。它将为有关公民身份和社会凝聚力的讨论提供信息，并在当地社区背景下积极促进这两方面的发展。该项目的出发点是最近对伦敦宗教史的学术理解取得了实质性进展，PI和Co-I都对此做出了重要贡献。我们特别感兴趣的是促使公众对宗教在社会和文化中地位的波动、宗教在社区形成中的作用以及不同宗教和族裔群体之间复杂的相互作用和关系进行批判性反思。我们已经建立了一个由来自不同信仰群体的优秀代表组成的核心小组，并通过与他们的对话确定，上述类型的公众参与项目将对伦敦的宗教社区产生重大影响。该小组将作为项目的官方咨询委员会，并与他们所代表的团体建立联系并促进参与。活动将包括为不同宗教团体举办一系列研讨会和讲习班，以及建立一个网站，提供广泛的资源，以方便非学术的宗教历史探索。该项目将为向文物彩票基金申请资助奠定基础，以进一步发展这项工作。该项目将由约翰·沃尔夫教授指导，他也领导了成功的原始项目。联合首席研究员Humayun Ansari教授将为伦敦的穆斯林提供必要的补充专业知识。被提名的候选人约翰·梅登博士是原项目的研究助理。在项目生命周期内与调查人员定期举行会议并与咨询委员会举行三次会议，将确保有效的协调和管理。

This will be an innovative public engagement project on religious history and heritages with communities in London. This programme would follow on from the AHRC-funded knowledge transfer project Modern Religious History and the Contemporary Church (working title Building on History: the Church in London) which concludes October 2011. It will also add significant value to the final year (2011-12) of the AHRC/ESRC funded 'Global Uncertainties' project, Protestant-Catholic Conflict: Historical Legacies and Contemporary Realities. The proposed project will substantially extend the original work on the Church of England to include a range of the other Christian groups, together with Jews and Muslims. It will facilitate participation in religious history and heritages in London's diverse religious communities. It will inform discussion of citizenship and social cohesion, as well as actively promoting both in local community contexts.The starting point for the project is the substantial recent advance in academic understanding of the history of religion in London, to which both the PI and the Co-I have themselves made important contributions. In particular we are interested in prompting critical public reflection regarding fluctuations in the prominence of religion in society and culture, its role in community formation and the complex range of interactions and relationships between different religious and ethnic groups.We have established a core group of well placed representatives from different faith constituencies and through dialogue with them have established that a public engagement project of the type described would be of substantial interest to religious communities in London. This group will act as an official advisory committee for the project and to build links and promote engagement with the groups they represent. Activities will include a series of seminars and workshops for various religious groups and the development of a website offering extensive resources to facilitate non-academic exploration of religious history. The project will lay the groundwork for seeking funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund to enable further development of the work. The project will be directed by Prof John Wolffe, who has also led the successful original project. The Co-I, Prof Humayun Ansari, will contribute essential complementary expertise regarding Muslims in London. The named candidate, Dr John Maiden, has been Research Associate on the original project. Regular meetings with the investigators and three meetings with the advisory committee during the life of the project will ensure effective coordination and management.