The Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan  Williams, will host a lecture by Professor Malcolm Evans at Lambeth Palace on 8 June 2011. The lecture, entitled ' Advancing Freedom of Religion or Belief: Agendas for Change', will be delivered to an invited audience of about 100 religious leaders, ambassadors, civil servants and lawyers. 

Malcolm Evans is Professor of Public International Law at Bristol University.  His lecture will argue that religious groups need to engage with human rights debates in order to create a more positive definition of the concept of religious freedom.  'As people of faith it is up to us to champion the causes of others as well as of ourselves.'

The Lambeth Inter Faith Lecture has been taking place since 1977.  Previous speakers include Dr Luke Bretherton (2009) and Professor Anantanand Rambachan (2008).