Category Archives: News

The twenty-fourth session of ISREV was held in Riga, Latvia from Sunday, July 27 to Friday, August 1st, 2025. ISREV seminars each have a theme, and this time we will focus on “Religious education in turbulent times: How to foster hope and well-being of young people?” (We will also have papers on other topics). During… Read More »

We are celebrating the launch of WRERU: the World Religions and Education Research Unit, at Bishop Grosseteste University.  The launch is on Thursday 23rd November from 4.00-9.00 pm (UK time).  At the launch, we’ll also be ‘launching’ the professorships at BGU of Julian Stern and Leslie Francis, with inaugural professorial lectures, and launching the latest… Read More »

Read our news update from members around ISREV! News from Dr Brian Gates, Emeritus Professor of Religion, Ethics & Education, University of Cumbria, LANCASTER. My continuing preoccupation is this: Worship isn’t peculiar to institutional religious expression. Its ingredients feature universally in human experience. www.commonwealthing.org explores how this might be enjoyably opened up in English schools and colleges. Please critique. Best wishes to all. Brian  News from W. Y. Alice Chan, PhD, OCT, Executive Director… Read More »