Faith and development
The Tony Blair Faith Foundation, DFID, Islamic Relief, World Vision and Oxfam hosted six seminars through September and October 2009 to discuss the new perspectives emerging on faith and development.
Why faith matters
Keynote speaker: Rt Hon Tony Blair
Chair: Karen Armstrong
Why faith matters for development video
Why faith matters for development transcript (PDF 300 KB)
Faith in the market place
Keynote speaker: Ken Costa and Tariq Ramadan
Chair: Steve Chalke
Discussants: Reverend Giles Fraser, John Reynolds
Faith in the market place video
Faith in the market place transcript (PDF 328 KB)
Poverty and conflict: 
Faith as a solution or cause
Keynote speaker: Baroness Chalker and Edicio dela Torre
Chair: Paul Vallely
Discussants: Katherine Marshall, Gerrie ter Haar, Jane Cocking, Makki Mohammed
Poverty and conflict video
Povery and confict - Baroness Chalker transcript (PDF 156 KB)
Poverty and confict - Edicio dela Torre transcript (PDF 193 KB)
Health and education:
Where faith fits
Keynote speaker: Douglas Alexander
Chair: Ian Linden
Discussants: Matthew Frost, Rudo Kwaramba, Richard Dowden
Health and education video
Health and education: where faith fits transcript (PDF 124 KB)
Towards a sustainable environment: 
What can faith teach us?
Keynote speaker: Satish Kumar
Chair: Joel Edwards
Discussants: Andy Atkins, Mark Dowd and Michael McCarthy
Towards a sustainable environment video
Towards a sustainable environment transcript (PDF 279 KB)
Closing keynote address
Keynote speaker: Dr Rowan Williams
Chair: Rabbi David Rosen
Closing keynote address video
Closing keynote address transcript (PDF 381 KB)
