Welcome

The Contextual Theology Centre is based at the Royal Foundation of St Katharine in East London - where Christians have engaged in worship, hospitality and service for almost 900 years, grounded in a daily rhythm of common prayer.

The Centre exists to equip Christians for faithful, generous and effective witness in multi-faith contexts.  It grew out of local churches' participation in community organising, with Citizens UK as one of our founding partners.

Our work has expanded to include a range of other projects : the Greater London Presence and Engagement Network (equipping Church of England parishes and chaplaincies for ministry in multi-faith contexts); the Shoreditch Group (mapping and supporting the churches' contribution to social transformation, and sharing the learning with other contexts) and Near Neighbours (a £5 million programme to build association and trust across faiths and cultures).

These varied forms of inter-faith engagement by local churches are the basis for our growing internship and research programmes - developed in partnership with Oxford, East London and Notre Dame Universities.

News | Eastertide events on Mission, Justice & Evangelism | Resource pack on faith and finance backed by St Paul's Cathedral and Lambeth Palace | Centre and Church Urban Fund launch 'Call to Change'

Grantmaking | Near Neighbours Grants Fund | Latest update | Interview with Grace Idowu

Podcasts | Jim Wallis on faith, finance and Occupy | Lord Glasman and John Milbank on faith and community

Prayer | Worship and prayer at the Centre | Prayer and Prophecy: The Essential Kenneth Leech

Research | Responding to Richard Dawkins | New projects with Uni of Notre Dame & The Children's Society