October 1 - Faith in the Marketplace?
Article: One World Religion
The Tony Blair Faith Foundation, DFID, Islamic Relief, World Vision and Oxfam are working together in association with the RSA to host 6 groundbreaking seminars to discuss the new perspectives emerging on Faith and Development.
"Economics is too important to be left to economists" said Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams recently. The global recession has caused us all to reflect our current economic system and ask: Have our financial markets suffered from a lack of values? Can the solution to reforming these be found within the teachings of faith traditions?
The next 4 seminars will explore the role faith communities play in conflict resolution, as healthcare and education service providers and as stewards of the environment. Douglas Alexander, Secretary of State for International Development, senior advisor to the World Bank Katherine Marshall and Joel Edwards, commissioner to the Equality and Human Rights Commission will be joining a prestigious line up of academics, development workers, journalists, and government, business and faith leaders.
The next 4 seminars will explore the role faith communities play in conflict resolution, as healthcare and education service providers and as stewards of the environment. Douglas Alexander, Secretary of State for International Development, senior advisor to the World Bank Katherine Marshall and Joel Edwards, commissioner to the Equality and Human Rights Commission will be joining a prestigious line up of academics, development workers, journalists, and government, business and faith leaders.
The series ends with a closing keynote from the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams chaired by Rabbi David Rosen. We are incredibly excited to have such an inspirational line up discussing some of the huge questions facing policy makers as they grapple with an increasingly interconnected world. This debate is not taking place in the abstract but in front of the people carrying out these ideas on the ground and making policy in government and we hope will produce concrete outcomes.
