?We do, do God? ? How Do People in Public Life Communicate Faith?
Faith colours politics and cultural identity,
influencing the way we understand the world. But
what is its place in the British media today?
On Friday 8 April, 2011, the Media School at
Bournemouth University, in conjunction with the
UK Speechwriters? Guild, is hosting a one-day
conference focusing on how faith is presented
and reported in the media. This conference is a
rare opportunity for politicians, religious
leaders, journalists and academics to come together to discuss their work.
Speakers will look at ways in which spiritual
values and ideas are communicated, and reflect
on the difficulties and oportunities involved in
presenting faith. Topics will include how
faith-based organisations handle the media, and
differences in how the relationship between
religion and politics is profiled in Britain compared to other countries.
The speakers so far include Alan Wilson, Bishop
of Buckingham; Richard Coles, former pop star,
broadcaster and curate at St Paul?s,
Knightsbridge; Rabbi Jonathan Romain; Mona
Siddiqui, Professor of Islamic Studies and
Public Understanding and regular on Thought for
the Day; Ruth Gledhill, Religious Affairs
Correspondent, The Times; Conor Burns MP; Paul
Johns, Director of the College of Preachers;
Professor Max Atkinson, a public speaking
expert; and Tony Lobl, a Christian Scientist.
Whether it?s Tony Blair?s defence of faith, or
Baroness Warsi?s comments on anti-Muslim
prejudice, religion remains an emotive subject
around which there is much misunderstanding.
This conference is an opportunity to become
better informed about the interplay of politics, religion and the media.
Tickets are available for £99 on the website:
<http://www.ukspeechwritersguild.co.uk/wedodogod/>http://www.ukspeechwritersguild.co.uk/wedodogod/
For more details please contact Brian Jenner, 01202 551257.
