Norman Richardson is a Senior Lecturer in Religious Studies and Co-ordinator for Diversity & Mutual Understanding Programmes at Stranmillis University College, Belfast, where most of his current work is with student teachers.

He previously worked for over a decade in a cross-community project developing diversity resources and training for schools of all kinds in N. Ireland. As a member of the Corrymeela Community and the N.I. Inter-Faith Forum he has a long-standing involvement in inter-church and inter-faith issues. He has written and lectured regularly in the field of religious and cultural diversity.