The Oxford Centre for Religion and Public Life is a research and training institute based in Oxford, UK. Founded in 2005 it exists to advance the education and understanding of religion in public life, in particular the contribution of religion to the proper governance of people. The mission of OCRPL is to equip religious communities, particularly in the non-western world, in their Public Witness through research in public policy and its relation to religion and through training in research, advocacy and engagement in the public sphere.