Chaplains' Projects - Side by side

Chaplains’ projects: side by side, focuses on the future of interfaith relations on and off campus by equipping professionals who work with young people to build up lasting alliances between faith and cultural groups.
Chaplains’ projects empowers university chaplains and other professionals with the resources to engage young people in critical interfaith dialogue, empowering them to challenge religious and racial stereotypes, and equipping them with the tools to tackle injustice and discrimination wherever they find it.
The central focus of side by side dialogue is to engage the youth of today in positive contact with ‘the other’ to ensure strong relationships between faiths that will last into the future.
CCJ recognises that there are unique difficulties faced by young people of faith growing up in today’s secular society.  For many, university is the first time they are able to explore their own identity away from their family and immediate community.  University chaplains, student welfare officers and others provide a permanent source of support for students struggling with these issues. They also form a bridge between the local faith community and the student body. This is why we encourage and help student clergy, Muslim imams and Jewish Rabbis to find positive answers to difficult questions which can then be fed back into the student community.

For more information contact our CCJ’s HE Chaplains' Project Manager on: chaplainsprojects@ccj.org.uk

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