Faith is a force for good. The government must engage better with it

A landmark review into faith engagement has found the government needs to recognise faith groups as a force for good. Much more must be done to improve religious literacy, as well as tackling harms such as extremism, says it’s author, Colin Bloom

The rumours that faith is dead are very much exaggerated. There are still more people in the UK who have a faith than not. The religious landscape of the UK is much more diverse than it was a generation or two ago - it is more vibrant, it’s more exciting - and places of worship make a huge contribution to society.

The government needs to be much more aware of that and be much more willing to engage with faith, people of faith and places of worship.