Author: Edward A. David
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Augustine and religious freedom in Finland
My co-author Mark W. Lee and I have had an article accepted for publication in Oxford’s Journal of Church and State (JCS). The author accepted manuscript is available for free through the King’s College London research archive (linked below). It’s due to be published by JCS in Summer 2027. Abstract: This article offers a theological…
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Commentary on Gen Z and religion featured on Oxford University social media
With huge thanks to the Oxford University Social Media Team, as well as Blackfriars Hall, for making this happen. Great opportunity to comment on demographic trends with Gen Z and religion, and to sneak in a word or two about the different spiritual narratives of the first smartphone generation.
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Edward on Gen Z and religion, with Sky News
In this three minute segment, I join Holly Beaumont of Sky News to discuss the surprising rise of religiosity amongst Gen Zers in 2025. Although I was the one interviewed, my collaborators and co-researchers of the Gen Z Role Models Project are the ones with insights from their personal experience. You can find out more…
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Understanding spirituality with Voice of Islam UK
This month, I joined the Voice of Islam UK (VOI) radio show again to discuss spirituality and values from a Christian natural law perspective. Thank you again to the VOI team for the kind invitation. I’m having trouble embedding the podcast into WordPress. So, feel free to click on the button below to get to…
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Page proofs of The Spiritual Narratives of Generation Z
Routledge has sent through our final proofs for The Spiritual Narratives of Generation Z. And with the index now finished, my co-authors and I are taking a well-deserved break, enjoying the holiday season. This book has been a year and a half in the making — from the research design, data collection, and analysis, to…
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New book on Gen Z and religion
My third book, The Spiritual Narratives of Generation Z: From Divine Disillusionment to Simple Faith, is in now production with Routledge as part of their Focus on Religion series. Abstract The Spiritual Narratives of Generation Z explores how the first smartphone generation narrates faith amid shifting religious practice and influencer culture. Grounded in pioneering research begun…
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Why re-think thinking? Three myths about the mind
Yesterday, I opened this semester’s AKC series, Rethinking Thinking: Bodies, Minds, and Machines in the Modern World, with a lecture entitled, “Why re-think thinking? Three myths about the mind.” Over the semester, I’m inviting the King’s community to explore how we think—and how we might think differently—with help from colleagues across the College’s faculties and…
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Oxford Workshop on Group Religious Freedom
It was a pleasure co-organising a workshop on group religious freedom with colleagues from Harvard Law and the Jagiellonian University. This month’s discussion enriched our understanding of this important area of religious liberty which so often struggles to account for group rights. Keep your eyes out for an edited volume on the topic in the…
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Coffee with Prof Domenec Melé and Natural Law Business Ethics
This weekend, I had the pleasure of hosting a Coffee with an Author session and presenting a paper at the annual conference of the Society for Business Ethics in Copenhagen. With co-host Dr Giancarlo Ianulardo (University of Exeter), I interviewed Rev Prof Melé (IESE) about his new book, The Humanistic Person-centered Company: Conceptual Foundations (Springer…
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Does Feminism Need Rebranding?
In 2015, I worked as an event manager for the Power Shift Forum at Saïd Business School. The Forum was my first foray into the corporate philanthropy space and, to my delight, I haven’t left that space just yet. Recently, a friend and colleague from the Forum sent me this video — a veritable blast…
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