Resources for youth inter faith engagement

This section shares resources that have been found helpful in promoting inter faith dialogue, learning and action among young people.

The focus of this page is resources - websites, videos, books and other materials designed to help. The other pages in this section also include links to other youth inter faith initiatives.

As part of this project, IFN reached out to various bodies such as HE and FE chaplains, students’ unions, societies, national student faith and belief bodies, youth organisations and organisations with youth inter faith programmes to ask them about resources that they have found helpful in running inter faith activities with young people.  Those included on this page are included because they have found them so.  Resources included are not ‘endorsed’ by IFN. Nor does the fact that a resource does not appear here mean that it may not also be helpful! If you have additional suggestions - if so, we would be very happy to hear from you!

Copies of Connect: A youth inter faith action guide

General inter faith resources

• The Inter Faith Network for the UK - Connect: A youth inter faith action guide
• Baptists Together - '12 Myths of Inter Faith Engagement': https://www.baptist.org.uk/Publisher/File.aspx?ID=192179&view=browser
• The Centre for Muslim-Christian Studies, Oxford - Resources page: https://www.cmcsoxford.org.uk/resources/inter-faith
• Council of Christians and Jews (CCJ) - Website: https://ccj.org.uk/resources
• Faith and Belief Forum - Resources page: https://faithbeliefforum.org/resources/
• The Feast - Some of The Feast's resources appear elsewhere on this page; however, a more extensive resource library is available to members, and includes engagement with members of the Feast team. Individual membership is available from £5 a year: https://thefeast.org.uk/memberships
• The Feast and Methodist UK - 'Planning an encounter for young people of different faith groups': https://www.methodist.org.uk/media/10366/planning-an-interfaith-youth-encounterdocx.pdf
• Initiative Interfaith Trust - Faith Initiative Magazine: https://www.faithinitiative.co.uk/
• The Interfaith Youth Corps (based in the USA) - Designing Responsive Interfaith Programs https://ifyc.org/resources/designing-responsive-interfaith-programs 
• Luton Council of Faiths - Website: https://www.lutonfaiths.org/
• Methodist UK - 'May I call you friend?': https://www.methodist.org.uk/downloads/if-mayicallyoufriend-0110.pdf
• Methodist UK - 'Faith Meeting Faith: A resource for individuals and groups': https://www.methodist.org.uk/downloads/if-faithmeetingfaith-0110.pdf
• Youth Link NI (in consultation with the Northern-Ireland Inter Faith Forum and others) - Reach Out, Enrich Within - for those working with young people to approach intercultural engagement in their communities: http://www.youthlink.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Reach-Out-Enrich-Within.pdf

Dialogue resources

• The Inter Faith Network for the UK - Let's Talk: Practical pointers for inter faith dialogue 
• The Inter Faith Network for the UK - Inter Faith Buddies
• The Inter Faith Network for the UK - 'Building good relations with people of different faiths and beliefs' guidelines: https://www.interfaith.org.uk/resources/building-good-relations-with-people-of-different-faiths-and-beliefs
• The Feast - Guidelines for Dialogue: https://thefeast.org.uk/resources
• KAICIID - Heroes of Dialogue Classroom Edition: https://www.kaiciid.org/publications-resources/heroes-dialogue-classroom-edition 
• KAICIID - Heroes of Dialogue: https://www.kaiciid.org/publications-resources/heroes-dialogue
• SALTO-YOUTH - 'The Sky is the Limit: An Interactive Guide for Youth Projects on Interfaith Dialogue': https://www.salto-youth.net/downloads/4-17-2578/Salto_InterfaithDoc_10_for%20web.pdf
• Student Christian Movement - 'How to engage in dialogue' web page: https://www.movement.org.uk/resources/how-engage-interfaith-dialogue-0

Resources for use in educational settings

• Council of Christians and Jews (CCJ) - Event planning guide for the Student Leadership Programme: https://ccj.org.uk/resources/campus-leadership
• Hats of Faith - website: https://hatsoffaith.com/resources/
• Interfaith Scotland - Interfaith University Chaplaincy Research Project: https://interfaithscotland.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/INTERFAITH-UNIVERSITY-CHAPLAINCY-RESEARCH-PROJECT.pdf
• LSE - 'Interfaith Buddies': https://info.lse.ac.uk/current-students/Faith-Centre/Programmes/Interfaith-Buddies
• National Union of Students - Good inter faith relations on campus toolkit
• The Open University - 'Exploring Religion in London 360-degree videos': https://www.open.edu/openlearn/history-the-arts/culture/religious-studies/exploring-religion-london?fbclid=IwAR1nspI1qQjNIMYMXv9TRERHWOeoFqlYX8vpol2sdDgyRQykyDCTCsfsFSs 
• RE: Online - Website: https://www.reonline.org.uk/
• University of Cambridge - 'Scriptural Reasoning': https://www.interfaith.cam.ac.uk/sr

General resources relating to different faiths/ beliefs

• The Inter Faith Network for the UK - Shared Values: The Golden Rule: https://www.interfaith.org.uk/resources/shared-values-golden-rule
• The Inter Faith Network for the UK - Religious Festivals: https://www.interfaith.org.uk/resources/religious-festivals This page uses information compiled by the Shap Calendar Group, with its kind permission. E-calendars and wallcharts can be bought from Shap.
• Girlguiding - 'Religious Differences and Guiding' webpage: https://www.girlguiding.org.uk/making-guiding-happen/running-your-unit/including-all/religious-differences-and-guiding/#:~:text=What%20you%20can%20do%20to,faiths%20and%20none%20in%20guiding.&text=Girlguiding%20is%20open%20to%20girls,a%20non%2Dreligious%20belief%20sysem.
• Georgetown University Berkley Centre for Religion, Peace and World Affairs – Website: https://berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/
• Gratefulness.org - Videos and website generally: https://gratefulness.org/
• Humanists UK - Engaging in Dialogue page (includes links to other resources): https://humanism.org.uk/community/dialogue-with-others/
• LSE - Religion and Global Society Research Unit: https://www.lse.ac.uk/rgs

Write-ups and information about projects/ programmes

• St Ethelburga's Centre - Conversation for the Soul Blog post: https://stethelburgas.org/conversation-of-the-soul/ 

Special Days/ Weeks

• Inter Faith Week - Resources and Ideas Page: https://www.interfaithweek.org/resources/ideas 
• Inter Faith Week - Toolkit: https://www.interfaithweek.org/resources/inter-faith-week-toolkit
• Scottish Interfaith Week - Resources page: https://scottishinterfaithweek.org/resources
• One World Week - 'Top Ten Tips': https://www.oneworldweek.org/uploads/resources/oww_ten.pdf
• World Inter Faith Harmony Week - resources page: https://worldinterfaithharmonyweek.com/resources/
• Holocaust Memorial Day Trust - Website: https://www.hmd.org.uk/
• Mitzvah Day - How to run an inter faith project: https://mitzvahday.org.uk/suggestion/how-to-run-an-interfaith-project/

Training

• St Ethelburga's Centre - 'Spirituality, Social Change & The Younger Generation': https://stethelburgas.org/training/generation-y-and-z-spirituality-and-social-change/

Tackling hate

• Futurelearn - 'Interfaith dialogue for combating extremism among young people' course: https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/interfaith-dialogue
• Interfaith Scotland et al - Transforming hate in youth settings: https://interfaithscotland.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Transforming-Hate-in-Youth-Settings-Practical-Manual.pdf 

Environment/ climate

• Faith for the Climate - Faith resources page also has a section on inter faith resources: https://www.faithfortheclimate.org.uk/Faith-Resources