Tag: role models
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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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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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Presenting on Generation Z at Christ Church, Oxford
Last week, I had the pleasure of sharing initial findings from my Gen Z study with alumni from Christ Church, Oxford. Many thanks to Christ Church for the kind invitation. Next month, I’ll share an even more developed iteration of my team’s analysis at the Ertegun House, Oxford. Thursday, 21st November, 5:15pm. The event is…
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Gen Z, Part 3: Research funding success
I’m delighted to share that the John Fell Fund, a research fund of Oxford University Press, has agreed in principle to support phase two of the ‘Understanding Generation Z’s Religious and Spiritual Role Models’ project with a £13,960 funding commitment. I’m so grateful to the Faculty of Theology and Religion and to the Humanities Division…
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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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The Mimetic Workplace: Finding the Admirable amidst Rules and Rivalry
03 November 2023. An essay for the first Novitate Conference. Laws, if reasonable, are meant to foster the common good of a society. They do not favor one set of interests over another. And they do not narrow our moral vision; indeed, they broaden that vision by pointing to good, reasonable ends—free speech and assembly,…
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Ethical Role Models in the Workplace
11 Oct 2023. I have entered an agreement with Cambridge University Press to write a short monograph on ethical role models in the workplace. The book engages with social learning theory as well as moral psychology and philosophy. It will be an engaging read for academics and will be accessible to industry practitioners. God willing,…
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Modelling Virtue in Finance
As part of my postdoctoral work, I research moral exemplars — or role models — within UK financial services firms. Many will doubt that finance has good role models at all, given a long history of corporate scandals and an array of bad behaviour in the sector. But, as my colleagues and I have seen…
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