The 'Joyful Challenge' of Minority Congregations' Use of Anglican Church Spaces in a Diverse Urban Diocese
- Dates
- Thursday 13 July 2017 (09:00-16:00)
Canon Dr Andrew Smith, Director of Interfaith Relations for the Bishop of Birmingham
Canon Dr Andrew Smith will be jointly presenting a paper at BSA Sociology of Religion Study Group Annual Conference 2017.
He will be co-presenting with Dr Demelza Jones from Aston University. The topic of their paper is The ‘Joyful Challenge’ of Minority Congregations’ Use of Anglican Church Spaces in a Diverse Urban Diocese and is based on the research they undertook looking at minority congregations use of Anglican church buildings in Birmingham.
Canon Dr Andrew Smith is Honorary Fellow of The Edward Cadbury Centre for the Public Understanding of Religion