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liverpool hope - religious?

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I have heard from 2 people now that liverpool hope is a very religious university... can anyone that goes there confirm this?

PS - I have nothing against religion. But I'm not religious myself, so if I was to go there, would I like it?

Reply 1

Dirka Dirka

You serious???

Its just a University, it is named after the road it is on I think, Hope Street.

Reply 2

_jarv_

OP

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Well it's just what I heard from 2 people, and having recently looked at the prospectus following on from that, it says that it is the only ecumenical (spelt right?) university in all of Europe... I'm visiting the place in a few weeks anyway, so I guess I'll see, but I want some people's opinions on it beforehand :smile:

Reply 3

K41

Yeah I think it is pretty religious, although my bf went there, and he's not the slightest bit religious, so don't think it matters! I think I remember seeing a few churches (think they were churches :redface:

) around campus.

Reply 4

discombobulation

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As far as I'm aware if applying for a job at hope they expect you to be a practising christian, I mean my dad works at JMU and he knows people who have been turned down for jobs because of their lack of religion which of course wasn't the official reason but it can be seen that way.
Same goes for Chester Uni

Students themselves aren't particularly religious! Well I'm sure some are but the majority will just be a mixture of everything and anything like most other universities, wouldn't let it influence your decision!

Reply 5

Wenham

I've never heard of this, and i know quite a bit about Liverpool.

Reply 6

hardstyleGuru

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hope street is about 6 miles away from the uni :P

i'd been going to the uni for about a month before i even realised it was a religious one

Reply 7

discombobulation

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You probably wouldn't notice as a student as all university's are secular but there are staff requirements, obviously not openly talked about but it's know kinda thing!

Reply 8

Shady05

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Im finishing 1st yr at Hope and i can say if ur not religious it doesnt matter at Hope...it has its christian groups but if your not lookin to get involved with anything like tha then dont.

Reply 9

Xx Tomásíona - Mháire xX

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_jarv_

I have heard from 2 people now that liverpool hope is a very religious university... can anyone that goes there confirm this?

PS - I have nothing against religion. But I'm not religious myself, so if I was to go there, would I like it?

AFAIK it does have Catholic connotations but don't let that put you off.

Reply 10

Litany

hey im about to go into my 3rd year at hope.
it is religious but you dont notice it, your not forced to go to the chapels! i havent ever been in one.
they dont shove it in your face.
its not on hope street, no idea why its called liverpool hope!

Reply 11

pinkclovers

discombobulation

As far as I'm aware if applying for a job at hope they expect you to be a practising christian, I mean my dad works at JMU and he knows people who have been turned down for jobs because of their lack of religion which of course wasn't the official reason but it can be seen that way.
Same goes for Chester Uni

Students themselves aren't particularly religious! Well I'm sure some are but the majority will just be a mixture of everything and anything like most other universities, wouldn't let it influence your decision!

This isn't true at all, I'm in my 4th year at hope and know that a few of my professors are atheists, also a friend of mine (who's a lesbian atheist) recently got a job in research so I'm afraid your dad is wrong. Hope values inclusion and doesnt exclude on the basis on religion (besides they couldn't anyway, its a violation of international humanitarian law)

Reply 12

pinkclovers

Dirka

You serious???

Its just a University, it is named after the road it is on I think, Hope Street.

Nope sorry wrong. Hope Street is in the city centre as many posters have already pointed out. Historically it was a catholic college called st marys (I think)

Reply 13

discombobulation

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pinkclovers

This isn't true at all, I'm in my 4th year at hope and know that a few of my professors are atheists, also a friend of mine (who's a lesbian atheist) recently got a job in research so I'm afraid your dad is wrong. Hope values inclusion and doesnt exclude on the basis on religion (besides they couldn't anyway, its a violation of international humanitarian law)

I am not suggesting that there aren't atheists there and they avoid anybody who isn't catholic but it has a strongly Catholic background and is stated to be the only ecumenical university in Europe.

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