The Woolf Institute

Founded in 1998 by Edward Kessler MBE and Martin Forward, and now located in central Cambridge on the Westminster College Site,[1] it is dedicated to the study of interfaith relations between Jews, Christians and Muslims.

[2] Using research and education to explore the relationship between religion and society, it aims to foster greater understanding and tolerance.

[3] The institute is an associate member of the Cambridge Theological Federation which brings together eleven institutions through which people of different denominations, including Anglican, Methodist, Eastern Orthodox, Reformed and Roman Catholic, train for various forms of Christian ministry and service.

[4] The Woolf Institute was established in 1998 as The Center for Jewish-Christian Relations to "provide an academic framework and space in which people could tackle issues of religious difference constructively."

[7] It also contributes to the MPhil in Middle East Studies at the University of Cambridge,[8][9] and offers a Professional Doctorate in collaboration with the Cambridge Theological Federation and Anglia Ruskin University.