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Lived religion and belief

St Philip’s Centre helps people of all religious beliefs and worldviews encounter and understand each other.

 

Though the people of Leicester adhere to various religious groups and ways of practising their faith, there is a clear way in which faith shapes lives and gives people a path to follow. 


Here are just a few of the insights into lived religion and belief that some of our interviewees shared. 

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Alfred

Pressures and social stigmas around religion

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Annie 

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Protection from a spiritual family

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Ali

Finding God in an unexpected way

Ayodeji

Christianity as a bedrock

Balquis

Human is more important than their religion

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Balbir

Adapting to life as a Sikh in Britain

Carys

Living a Christian life

Denis

How religiosity changes

Farhana

Practising Islam in daily life

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George

Finn and Sally

Gurinder

Reactions to Paganism

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Becoming a Catholic at 16

Adhering to the Sikh faith

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Jill

Jan

Logan

A life of service

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Finding peace and quiet at church

Being a liberal Muslim

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Prince

Nilima

Richard N.

Spirituality over blind belief

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Growing up Catholic in Ghana

​​Belief in all religions

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Sonia

Sikhism as a way of integrating

Tony

Having a Jewish identity

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Tatiana

Attending a Greek Orthodox church as a Russian Orthodox person

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Tracey

Checking on neighbours

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Wendy

How the world has changed

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