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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. 

A cartoon of people  of different backgrounds hlding a banner saying serve, respect and connection

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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