The Bloom Review One Year On: Multi-Faith Perspectives

Wed 1 May 2024

Woolf Institute

The Review was written by Colin Bloom, an Independent Faith Advisor. It appeared in April 2023 following an extensive public consultation to which 21,000 people contributed. The Review makes 22 recommendations to government on the role of faith in society, covering a range of topics from faith literacy to education to marriage to chaplaincy to extremism. While many have welcomed its call for increased understanding of and attention to faith in the public sector, many have also criticised its descriptions of believers and its concentration more on the dangers of religion than on religions’ positive contributions to society.

The aim of the event is to critically scrutinize the Review by bringing together key experts in faith and public life representing a variety of faith communities and equipped to address the diverse sectors engaged with by the Review, as well as to identify what is missing from it.

Cost: £35