Oxford Interfaith Forum
The Oxford Interfaith Forum is an interfaith, intercultural, and interdisciplinary academic hub connecting scholars and communities across the world to explore academic exchange in interfaith contexts with interdisciplinary lenses.
Overview
The Oxford Interfaith Forum advances scholarship related to theology and comparative religions. It runs its signature, focused on a number of academic disciplines:- Eastern Christianity in Interfaith Contexts, chaired by Prof Sebastian Brock, FBA
- Psalms in Interfaith Contexts, chaired by Revd Prof John Goldingay, DD
- Science and Religion in Interfaith Contexts
- Art in Interfaith Contexts
International collaborations, and linguistic and cultural diversity
The Oxford Interfaith Forum designs and hosts academic and community engagement events to promote cultural and linguistic diversity.Sacred sounds
- 2023 -, with
- 2024 -, with
- 2025 -, with Hofstra University
- 2025 -, with Ashmolean Museum
Sacred art
- 2025 -, with Ashmolean Museum
- 2025 - Rustaveli's, dedicated to the 65th Anniversary of the Recovery of Shota Rustaveli's Fresco in the Jerusalem Monastery of Holly Cross, held at All Souls College
Science and religion
- 2023 -, with Prof Lisa Miller at the, Columbia University
- 2025 -, with
- 2025 -, with Cambridge Interfaith Programme, University of Cambridge
International recognition, awards, and impact
The Oxford Interfaith Forum' s contribution to religious education and peace has been recognised by prestigious international prizes:- The 2024, awarded by Hofstra University, New York, US
- The 2023 UN World Interfaith Harmony Week Award, awarded by HM King Abdullah II of Jordan
Endowed interfaith lectureships
- Edward K. Kaplan Interfaith Lectureship, endowed by Dr Jana Kaplan on behalf of her family.