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{"title":"Telling the Christmas story in words and music: the development of and contemporary missional value of the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols within cathedrals","authors":"Andrew Robinson","doi":"10.1080/13617672.2023.2269798","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13617672.2023.2269798","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACTThis study investigates the development of the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols, considers how in this context the Christmas story is told in word and music, and examines how this service contributes to the Church’s mission of proclaiming the story of faith today. It focuses on the initial development of the service in Truro 1880, its subsequent adaptation at King’s College, Cambridge, and how the tradition is reflected in and developed throughout the twentieth and twenty-first century, using examples from four Cathedrals in England: Coventry, Salisbury, Durham, and Truro. This paper shows how, with adaption and careful planning, this service can continue to be used as a missional tool to tell the story of faith in the twenty-first century.KEYWORDS: Cathedral studiescarol servicesKing’s College Cambridgemission Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).Notes1. The Provost and Scholars of King’s College, Cambridge hold copyrights to the published and unpublished writings of Eric Milner-White. Quoted with permission.Additional informationNotes on contributorsAndrew RobinsonAndrew Robinson is a Head of Music at St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College, Peterlee as well as Organist and Director of Music for St Paul’s Church, Winlaton within the Diocese of Durham. He was previously Director of Music for St Giles Church, Durham and is a former Regional Music Adviser for the Royal School of Church Music. He has always had a keen interest in the use of music and text within worship and had the privilege to plan and develop services within the churches he has serviced. He holds a BMus degree (Hons) in Music from The University of Huddersfield and MA in Christian Liturgy from Sarum College/Winchester University. Andrew Robinson’s primary research interests lie in the relationships between music and text and how they together tell the story of faith within extended Services of the Word such as Festivals of Nine Lessons and Carols or Advent Processions. Andrew enjoys singing, directing choirs and is an active organist. Away from music he enjoys reading crime fiction.","PeriodicalId":45928,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Beliefs & Values-Studies in Religion & Education","volume":"58 6","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135430219","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Spirituality and religiosity in the developing person","authors":"Eleonora Papaleontiou - Louca","doi":"10.1080/13617672.2023.2267924","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13617672.2023.2267924","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACTTraditionally, children have generally been considered as developmentally immature and unable to experience spirituality. However, more recent studies seem to indicate the opposite. This article aims 1) explore how religiosity and spirituality evolve in the developing person; (2) describe the perceptions of children about God; (3) explore how spirituality and religiosity are related to mental health; and (4) describe the relevant theories of faith development in children and adolescents and (5) make recommendations to foster spirituality and religiosity among children in order to promote healthier youth and a better society. The results of more recent studies show that children have an inborn spiritual nature and a craving to learn more about God or other spiritual themes, which seems to be a natural part of their development. Related studies analysed here show a synergistic positive association between spirituality and mental health. It seems spiritual development is an integral part of human development and cannot be studied in isolation, ignoring the other dimensions of one’s being. Parents and educators need to take into consideration all aspects of human development including the spiritual one, and nurture children’s spirituality as it can provide support and inner resilience at difficult times.KEYWORDS: Spiritualityreligionchildrenadolescents Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).Additional informationNotes on contributorsEleonora Papaleontiou - LoucaEleonora Papaleontiou - Louca is an associate professor in Psychology at the European University Cyprus. She has a B.Ed. degree in Education, an M.A. in Education and a PhD in Developmental / Cognitive and Educational Psychology. She is also a PhD candidate in Psychology of Religion. She has published 6 books, many articles in Greek and international journals. Dr E. Louca has also given hundreds of lectures to parents and specialized groups related to psychological topics and children’s upbringing issues and presents her own radio-program.","PeriodicalId":45928,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Beliefs & Values-Studies in Religion & Education","volume":"1 7‐9","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135393309","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"‘Constructing the test to the teaching’ – and the complexities of assessing learning in ethics education","authors":"Karin Sporre, Christina Osbeck, Annika Lilja, David Lifmark, Olof Franck, Anna Lyngfelt","doi":"10.1080/13617672.2023.2271269","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13617672.2023.2271269","url":null,"abstract":"This study draws on a research project where a model of fiction-based ethics education was developed and put into practice during a school year in five classes in compulsory school, two in grade 5 and three in grade 8. A test was constructed with the purpose of evaluating a multi-dimensional ethical competence. The test was given at the beginning and the end of the school year to the students in the five classes, but also to students in five other classes who received the ordinary form of ethics education. The test was constructed by using tasks from earlier Swedish national tests on ethics education, but in this study new assessment instructions were developed. According to this test, almost no significant differences were found between the classes with fiction-based ethics education and the other classes. However, this contrasts with the fruitfulness of the fiction-based model, as identified through other forms of evaluation. The findings raise questions about whether and how ethics education can be meaningfully tested, which in this article is self-critically reflected on. A concluding discussion on target competence, teaching intervention and ways of evaluation – in relation to each other – ends the article.","PeriodicalId":45928,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Beliefs & Values-Studies in Religion & Education","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135636930","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Preaching on the Bible and engaging with science during the Cathedral Christmas Eve carol services: listening to the congregation’s response","authors":"Nelson Pike","doi":"10.1080/13617672.2023.2271303","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13617672.2023.2271303","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACTSet within the discipline of cathedral studies, the present paper explores responses given to the sermon delivered by the Canon Scientist in the context of two afternoon carol services held on Christmas Eve 2019 in Liverpool Cathedral, drawing on qualitative responses to a survey. Some participants within the congregations, comprising mainly non-churchgoers, are shown to have engaged seriously with the biblical narrative of the incarnation as presented in the sermon and to have identified its implications for their own particular contexts in a deliberate manner. Commentary on the data is organised within six themes, concerning positive affective response, engagement with meaning, accessible pedagogy, perceived relevance, connecting with science, and negative affective response. The relevance of these qualitative findings are discussed for the trajectory of future quantitative research.KEYWORDS: Cathedral studiesChristmasqualitative researchhomileticsscience and faith Ethical approvalThe study received approval from the St Mary’s Centre Ethics Committee (SMC19EC0011).Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).Additional informationNotes on contributorsNelson PikeNelson A. Pike, B.A., currently serves as the Honorary Research Fellow at Liverpool Cathedral in Liverpool, UK, studying the intersection of cathedral studies, the psychology of religion, and modern culture under the Canon Theologian, The Reverend Canon Professor Leslie Francis. He is also a Postulant for Holy Orders to the Priesthood in the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts, USA, and is enrolled at Yale Divinity School in the M.Div. programme and at Berkeley Divinity School in the Diploma in Anglican Studies programme, Class of 2026. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in History magna cum laude with Distinction from St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota, where he was inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa (ΦBK), Phi Alpha Theta (ΦAT), and Theta Alpha Kappa (TAK) academic honour societies. He served as a missionary of the Youth Adult Service Corps (YASC) of the Episcopal Church for two years, placed in the Tsedaqah Community in the Diocese of Liverpool, UK, and is a member of the American Guild of Organists and the Association of Lutheran Church Musicians.","PeriodicalId":45928,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Beliefs & Values-Studies in Religion & Education","volume":"18 4","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135821107","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A temple to memory: peace and war together within a strange intertwining. Stepping again into the Memorial Chapel of Liverpool Cathedral","authors":"Randolph J. K. Ellis","doi":"10.1080/13617672.2023.2269799","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13617672.2023.2269799","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACTSituated within the North Transept of Liverpool Cathedral is the Memorial Chapel to the war dead. This work is situated within that place. It was created out of repeated immersements within the Chapel itself, of being in situ, anchored within that location as if for the first time. It acknowledges that place has priority as an inexhaustible source within which a person, who having placed themselves in the way of whatever place has to give, may be enabled to receive what has become hidden, obscured or deadened by over-thematisation. The author invites the readers to immerse themselves in like manner within their cathedral of choice, giving priority to place.KEYWORDS: Cathedral studiespeace/warphilosophyphenomenology Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).Additional informationNotes on contributorsRandolph J. K. EllisThe Revd Canon Dr Randolph J. K. Ellis is Honorary Fellow in Sacred Place in the World Religions and Education Research Unit at Bishop Grosseteste University in Lincoln, an Honorary Canon at Bangor Cathedral and a priest within the Diocese of Bangor, Wales.","PeriodicalId":45928,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Beliefs & Values-Studies in Religion & Education","volume":"19 7","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135821259","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Exploring the religious and spiritual trajectory of cathedral choristers in England","authors":"Lan Dong, Sophie Ward","doi":"10.1080/13617672.2023.2267928","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13617672.2023.2267928","url":null,"abstract":"The present paper reports findings from interviews with thirty ex-choristers from cathedrals and collegiate chapels in England, aged from eighteen to eighty. These interviews explored choristers’ religious commitments before entering choir school and factors for staying with, leaving, or later returning to religious practice. The findings suggest that the attitudes to religion among ex-choristers mirror those of the wider population and confirms the trend that ex-choristers may be seeking spirituality but not religion. The study concludes that, although choristers are not invited into the spiritual community on a level that allows them to engage cognitively with organised religion, they remain open to its emotional connotations as expressed in music. They might, nonetheless, subsequently find faith if they get help to explore the meaning of liturgy and music within it. However, there have been accounts where this faith is forced upon them in a way that pushes them away.","PeriodicalId":45928,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Beliefs & Values-Studies in Religion & Education","volume":"38 2","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135267712","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"<i>Space, the universe and everything</i> : listening to visitors to the Luxmuralis son et lumiere installation at Liverpool Cathedral in 2022","authors":"Mike Kirby, Leslie J. Francis, Andrew Village","doi":"10.1080/13617672.2023.2263725","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13617672.2023.2263725","url":null,"abstract":"High profile (and sometimes controversial) events and installations have drawn attention to innovation and public engagement within Anglican cathedrals. One strong category of such events and installations has promoted clear engagement with scientific themes. Taking the Luxmuralis son et lumiere installation, Space, the Universe and Everything, as an example of such engagement, the present study examined the demographic and religious profile of 283 visitors to this installation at Liverpool Cathedral and explored their views on the connection between science and religion. The data demonstrated that 94% of the participants agreed that a cathedral is an ideal place for this type of installation. Reflecting on their experience of the installation in Liverpool Cathedral, 73% agreed that we need both science and religion in our lives.","PeriodicalId":45928,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Beliefs & Values-Studies in Religion & Education","volume":"5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135779957","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Reflecting on research impact: diversity of religion and belief in primary schools in England and Wales","authors":"Peter J. Hemming","doi":"10.1080/13617672.2023.2267926","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13617672.2023.2267926","url":null,"abstract":"The relationship between research, policy and practice in the field of education has long been the focus of much discussion and debate. In the UK context, the growing weight attributed to research impact in the Research Excellence Framework has further intensified interest in how academics can promote the application of their research in non-academic contexts. There are relatively few existing publications that document research impact activities relating to religion and education, highlighting the potential to further explore processes of engagement, knowledge-exchange and research application within this subfield. This article provides a reflective account of a knowledge-exchange and impact project on diversity of religion and belief in primary schools in England and Wales, along with findings from an online survey that aimed to evaluate its impact. The data presented provides evidence for moderate success in meeting the project’s goals, alongside signposts for other researchers wishing to engage in impact activities on comparable topics and in similar educational contexts.","PeriodicalId":45928,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Beliefs & Values-Studies in Religion & Education","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135884557","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Pantheon research, practical theology, and cathedral studies","authors":"Tom Beaudoin","doi":"10.1080/13617672.2023.2263724","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13617672.2023.2263724","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACTThis article represents an attempt by a practical theologian to reckon with cathedral studies in view of research at the Pantheon in Rome. Although cathedral studies and practical theology share much in common, they have not yet been brought into critical conversation. Although the Pantheon is also the Basilica di Santa Maria ad Martyres of the Roman Catholic Church, and not a cathedral, the Pantheon serves similar purposes to cathedrals. The author’s practical theological research project at the Pantheon becomes an occasion to showcase some frameworks and apply some findings of cathedral studies. Developing Pantheon research at the intersection of these two fields deepens Pantheon research while also allowing a critical perspective on the relatively new field of cathedral studies, in service of its further development as a critical discourse in service of academy, Church and world.KEYWORDS: Cathedral studiespractical theologyPantheon — Romearchitecture — sacred Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).Additional informationFundingThis research is generously funded from September 2021 through August 2023 by Project Grant [#0402] from the Templeton Religion Trust for ‘The Art of the Pantheon: Learning from Visitors’.Notes on contributorsTom BeaudoinTom Beaudoin is Professor of Religion at Fordham University in New York City.","PeriodicalId":45928,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Beliefs & Values-Studies in Religion & Education","volume":"44 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135884693","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Anglican cathedrals as episcopal theological resource churches for nurturing growth and sustainability","authors":"Leslie J. Francis","doi":"10.1080/13617672.2023.2264671","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13617672.2023.2264671","url":null,"abstract":"This paper examines the case for conceptualising Anglican cathedrals as episcopal theological resource churches for nurturing growth and sustainability. The case is rooted in two sources of empirical evidence: statistical evidence published by the Church of England for the period 2009–2019 show cathedrals to be growing while the rest of the Church is declining; and a series of studies listening to those attending Sunday services and special events explores the motivation and experience of those attending cathedrals. The case is then advanced by exploring three questions that illuminate the distinctive religious and ecclesial identity of Anglican cathedrals within the contemporary spiritual landscape of England that is increasingly characterised by secularity: Why bother with Anglican identity? Why bother with theology? Why bother with bishops? Discussion of these three issues leads to a reasoned response to the fourth question: Why bother with cathedrals?","PeriodicalId":45928,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Beliefs & Values-Studies in Religion & Education","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136142356","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}