Wednesday 21 February
19:00-20:30 (UK time)
The follow-up session will take place on 28 February at 19:00-20:30 (UK time)
Gerald Hewitson
Woodbrooke and Quaker Truth and Integrity Group working in partnership.
Quakers have always held Truth and Integrity to be a cornerstone of our faith. How do other faiths view what to us is a key part of Testimony? How do those faiths challenge and help their followers to live their lives in truth and integrity?
In conversation, from deep within their particular traditions, Maureen Sier and Jamie Cresswell will speak about their faith, their faith journey, and help us discern how we might work together in building a more truthful world.
Depending upon time we may be able to have some worship sharing and/or questions to speakers. In any event an additional seminar has been arranged one week later on 28 February that will allow participants who wish to, to come back together to reflect on the content of the seminar alongside others.
Maureen Sier, Director of Interfaith Scotland.
Maureen has been a member of the Baha’i Faith since she was 17 and has served on various National Baha’i Institutions both in Scotland and in Samoa.
In 2002 Maureen was appointed as the Interfaith Development Officer for the Scottish Interfaith Council and in 2012 as the Director of Interfaith Scotland.
Maureen has served as a Trustee of the Coordinating Committee of the European Women of Faith Network (World Religions for Peace) and as a Trustee on the Board of the Interfaith Network for the UK (IFN). She is currently a member of the Scottish Faiths Action for Refugees and the Scottish Government’s Strategic Hate Crime Partnership Group.
Jamie Cresswell, Director of the Centre for Applied Buddhism.
Jamie is the Director of the Centre for Applied Buddhism. He has a strong interest in intra Buddhist dialogue as well as Interfaith work. He was President of the European Buddhist Union for six years and Chair of the Network of Buddhist Organisations – UK for over ten years. He is a member of the Soka Gakkai International – UK, an engaged Buddhist organisation and has practiced Buddhism for 40 years. He is a member of the European Council of Religious Leaders and a trustee of Religions for Peace – UK.
