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"This book examines the space of meeting between two religions that open up when there are honest attempts at interreligious learning. Taking Abhishiktananda and Bede Griffiths as examplars, and the meeting between Advaita Vedanta and Christianity, the nature of the theological movements within this 'Third Space' are identified, and the resultant hybridities are assessed for their relevance to each tradition. After brief biographical sketches, the author considers how these two monks related to the Indian space and the background of colonial history, and then proceeds to use comparative theology and postcolonial theory to examine their theology. Third Space Theory provides insights into the process of hybridization that is taking place, leading to an appreciation of the importance and challenge in the modern world of Third Spaces of meeting"--

Written by a team of leading scholars, this fascinating book presents an authoritative and comprehensive history of the Crusades from the preaching of the First Crusade in 1095 to the legacy of crusading ideas and imagery today. - ;Written by a team of leading scholars, this fascinating book presents an authoritative and comprehensive history of the Crusades from the preaching of the First Crusade in 1095 to the legacy of crusading ideas and imagery today. 'makes the results of the recent academic study of the Crusades accessible to a wide section of the general public and succeeds in conveyin

IntroductionThe Office for National Statistics (ONS) is transforming the way it produces statistics and how it facilitates policy and academic research. Legislative change will enable access to administrative and commercial data to underpin this transformation but only through an innovative record linkage will the full benefits of transformation be realised.
Objectives and ApproachGreater access to non-survey data brings with it huge opportunities for both social and economic statistics in the UK - significant improvements in timeliness and geographic fidelity. There are also risks in working with large, complex datasets which have not been compiled for statistical analysis. ONS are developing the Integrated Data Enabling Analysis and Statistics (IDEAS) initiative to provide ONS staff to linked datasets, without constructing a large database of everything. The approach involves routinely linking data to three indices (person, address, business) and assigning unique reference numbers. Data are then de-identified but can be re-joined for defined projects.
ResultsThe session will set out case studies of linkage work that either have already been taken forward using IDEAS or those which are planned. Particular emphasis will be given to how IDEAS can facilitate research across a range of statistical research topics by linking on person, address and business.
By making anonymised linked data available in a safe setting the IDEAS framework also has the potential to facilitate research across government and across academic research. ONS have ambitious plans to use this approach to draw together expertise from across both sectors to be able to realise the benefits of linked where knowledge is shared on data quality, methods and previous research undertaken.
Conclusion/ImplicationsThe IDEAS framework is as step change in the production of official statistics. With appropriate legal, ethical and security controls, linked data within IDEAS can be repeated and refined for different applications. The framework enables collaboration across disciplines and has the potential to be using across government and academia.