Partnerships with local religious communities

Religions in Wolverhampton

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Role of field visits- to contextualise theoretical study by

exploring places of worship. - Grimmitt, 2000, an experiential

encounter with religion through a synchronic and diachronic study of religious communities (historical origins of that religious community and the major phases of its development)

- Jackson, 1997, reality of lived experiences which can be accessed through ‘ethnographic and personal accounts of religious life.’

Religions in Wolverhampton

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Partnerships and Field visitsContext

Religions in Wolverhampton

NationalHome office: Faith Communities UnitThe Interfaith NetworkThree Faiths Forum

Regional: West MidlandsWest Midlands Faith ForumCouncil of Christians and Jews

Local: WolverhamptonWolverhampton Faith Partnership:Wolverhampton Interfaith Group: Wolverhampton Faith Network: Faith Regeneration Unit

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Religions in Wolverhampton