Faith Junction
Faith Junction involved teams of two ordinary people of faith interviewing members of another faith. The interviews were based on ten questions put together by Slough Faith Partnership. The interviews have been edited to produce a series of educational DVDs. They are ideal for use as a talking point for discussion, or a focus for meetings where religious harmony or religious difference is a key issue.
People working with interfaith and inter-community matters report a difficult balancing act; in areas where multi-cultural community is long-established and relatively harmonious, there is felt to be a need to move forward from simple hospitality at places of worship and common statements, however worthwhile these may be. There is a need to identify arenas where more challenging and pressing matters of faith, doctrine, theology and tradition can be addressed.
Faith Junction involves teams of two people from major faiths interviewing members of another faith; those taking part are ordinary members of their faith. Participants are trained in interview techniques, and the interview question and answer sessions are recorded on video. The resulting recorded interviews are then edited, to produce a series of educational DVDs. How members of one religion perceive members of other religions, their doctrine and their theology is a largely undocumented area.
Organizations that work in the interfaith arena are aware of how largely unrepresentative their work can be if compared to a larger framework. This project will provide information that will give an insight into the positive and negative areas of the interfaith dialogue – highlighting areas of openness and opportunity and flagging up difficulties and potential problem issues for more detailed study.
Faith Junction involves a high degree of personal contact between different faith partners, and it is very much hoped that the resulting interviews will used by those taking part in their own places of meeting and worship, as well as in the wider community. The interviews themselves will become a talking point, and can provide a focus for meetings where religious difference or religious harmony is a key issue.
Download the Faith Junction quarterly reports
