1. Building on History: Religion in London

2. The Building on History project - Funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council - Phase one (2009-2011): partnership between The Open University, King’s College London, Lambeth Palace Library and the Anglican Diocese of London. - Phase two: (2012-2013) partnership between OU, Royal Holloway and practitioners from Muslim, Jewish, Roman Catholic, Baptist, Methodist and Black majority church constituencies. - ?Phase three (2013 - ) developing application to Heritage Lottery Fund. - Objectives: a) to promote participation in ‘religious history’ b) to promote critical historical understanding within and between religious groups. - Visit www.open.ac.uk/buildingonhistory ; http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/religion-in-london/ ; http://www.open.ac.uk/blogs/boh/ www.open.ac.uk/buildingonhistory http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/religion-in-london/ http://www.open.ac.uk/blogs/boh/www.open.ac.uk/buildingonhistory http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/religion-in-london/ http://www.open.ac.uk/blogs/boh/

3. Project themes Including: 1. Religious diversity before and after 1945 2. Commonalities of experience of religious groups (e.g. place-making; of prejudice). 3. Intersecting histories (e.g. spatial interconnections; co-operation between religions). 4. Religious ‘communities’ as heterogeneous

4. Building on History: Religion in London www.open.ac.uk/buildingonhistory http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/religion-in-london/http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/religion-in-london/ ; http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/religion-in-london/ http://www.open.ac.uk/blogs/boh/ Contact: Dr Gavin Moorhead (Research Assistant): Gavin.Moohead@open.ac.uk Gavin.Moohead@open.ac.uk Professor John Wolffe: john.wolffe@open.ac.uk john.wolffe@open.ac.uk Dr John Maiden: j.maiden@open.ac.uk j.maiden@open.ac.uk