Tag: religion
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New book: The Spiritual Narratives of Generation Z
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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Discussing Gen Z on Times Radio
Last weekend, Claire and I joined Darryl Morris on Times Radio to discuss a fascinating trend: a reported rise in Bible sales in the UK, attributed to Gen Z. The conversation was sparked by a recent Times article highlighting this unexpected surge in interest. But what does it really mean? On air, we unpacked a…
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Announcing our book contract with Routledge: The Spiritual Narratives of Gen Z
We are thrilled to announce that our book, The Spiritual Narratives of Gen Z: From Divine Disillusionment to Simple Faith, is officially under contract with Routledge as part of their Focus on Religion series! We can’t wait to share it with you when it releases in summer 2026. What’s the book about? Generation Z is…
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Justice in Action, with Voice of Islam UK
This past Tuesday, I had the pleasure to appearing on the Breakfast Show, a live radio programme of the Voice of Islam. An initiative of the worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim community, the Breakfast Show “provides unique and fresh perspectives around current affairs and contemporary topics through the lens of Islam, evoking discussion from diverse viewpoints combined…
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Gen Z, Part 4: Sharing initial findings at Durham University
Last week, my research team and I travelled to Durham University to present initial findings from our study, ‘Understanding Generation Z’s Religious and Spiritual Role Models’. It was a full day — 9 hours of commute for only 20 minutes of presentation. But it was completely worth it. The presentation generated fantastic discussion and, most…
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Understanding Gen Z’s Religious and Spiritual Role Models: Part 2
Thanks to the University of Oxford’s graduate access programme, UNIQ+, three interns will join me and Claire as research assistants on the ‘Understanding Generation Z’s Religious and Spiritual Role Models’ project. We are absolutely thrilled and are busy planning a packed research agenda for them … and for us. Our main task is to produce…
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The CLRF at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków
Earlier this month, I presented a paper on corporate religious liberty at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków. The paper was part of a panel of distinguished scholars (a questionable title for me personally!) working on emerging challenges in religious freedom. Cole Durham (BYU Law) addressed church autonomy in the United States. Edward David (yours truly)…
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Understanding Gen Z’s Religious and Spiritual Role Models: Part 1
A big project is on the horizon. A colleague and I are getting ready to launch a study that will explore Gen Z’s religious and spiritual role models, amidst rapidly changing religious demographics and digitally mediated social contexts. I’ll share some milestones and reflections as the project unfolds. Ethics approval. Check. First things first. We…
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Philosophy, psychology, and prayer with Voice of Islam UK
What better way to begin the morning than with prayer? On this particular morning, I had the pleasure of discussing prayer as well — this time with the Voice of Islam UK on their live radio programme, The Breakfast Show. You can hear my segment from 1hr 04min to 1hr 19min in the SoundCloud player…
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