Faiths & Civil Society Publications

See below for the 20 most recent publications from the Centre. For more please visit Goldsmiths Research Online.

Muslim Youth Futures_Report 2025

Turner, Andy; Khan, Aisha (2025) Muslim Youth Futures – researches the experience of Muslim young people aged 16 to 25 living in urban England. Undertaken over a year and coinciding with the Southport riots, the study considers the role of the mosque, the range of safe spaces used by Muslim young people,  the role of ‘third spaces’ and importance of youth work. 

It seemed like the “rite” thing to do – choices about religious content in everyday celebrant-led funerals in the UK
Thompson, Naomi; Spacey, Meghan; Baker, Christopher and Cheal, Steve. 2027. It seemed like the “rite” thing to do – choices about religious content in everyday celebrant-led funerals in the UK. In: Terhi Utriainen; Dorothea Lüddeckens and Brenda Mathijssen, eds. HB on Contemporary Death Rituals in Europe. Leiden: Brill. [Book Section] (In Press)

Beyond a rock and a hard place: Escaping the confines of the postsecular debate?
Baker, Christopher. 2026. Beyond a rock and a hard place: Escaping the confines of the postsecular debate? In: Heather Walton and Stephen Pattison, eds. Impossible Futures: Theology and Practice in Crisis. Essays in honour of Elaine Graham. Leiden: Brill. ISBN 9789004778443 [Book Section] (In Press)

Re-imagining solidarity for a postsecular and post-corporatist era – emerging lexicons and modalities
Baker, Christopher. 2026. Re-imagining solidarity for a postsecular and post-corporatist era – emerging lexicons and modalities. In: Bert de Munck; Patrick Loobuyck and Stijn Oosterlynck, eds. Religiously Inspired Solidarity in Corporatist Welfare Regimes: Belief in Solidarity. Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 9783032274205 [Book Section]

Housing with Values: Faith and Belief perspectives on housing and community planning. A Policy Analysis
Baker, Christopher and Hine, Iona. 2025. Housing with Values: Faith and Belief perspectives on housing and community planning. A Policy Analysis. Discussion Paper. Faith and Belief Policy Collective. [Report]

Qualities of culturally and religiously sensitive practice: a cross-sectional study
Pentaris, Panagiotis and Christodoulou, Panayiota. 2025. Qualities of culturally and religiously sensitive practice: a cross-sectional study. Journal of Palliative Care, 40(4), pp. 306-312. ISSN 0825-8597 [Article]

Reflections on being ‘outsider-insiders’ and ‘insider-outsiders’ - fluctuating positionalities in research with migrant and refugee women
Thompson, Naomi and Nasimi, Rabia. 2025. Reflections on being ‘outsider-insiders’ and ‘insider-outsiders’ - fluctuating positionalities in research with migrant and refugee women. In: Brian Callan; Pearson Nkhoma and Naomi Thompson, eds. Critical Research and Creative Practice with Migrant and Refugee Communities. Bristol: Policy Press. ISBN 9781447372790 [Book Section]

From neoliberalism to neoexclusionism: how grassroots faith communities are resisting division and crossing borders
Thompson, Naomi; Bright, Graham and Hart, Peter. 2025. From neoliberalism to neoexclusionism: how grassroots faith communities are resisting division and crossing borders. In: Brian Callan; Pearson Nkhoma and Naomi Thompson, eds. Critical Research and Creative Practice with Migrant and Refugee Communities. Bristol: Policy Press. ISBN 9781447372790 [Book Section]

Critical Research and Creative Practice with Migrant and Refugee Communities
Callan, Brian; Nkhoma, Pearson and Thompson, Naomi, eds. 2025. Critical Research and Creative Practice with Migrant and Refugee Communities. Bristol: Policy Press. ISBN 9781447372790 [Edited Book]

The mediating effect of positive and negative religious coping, compassion and resilience on the relationship between negative life events and wellbeing among women in Kenya, the Philippines, Nicaragua and Spain
Cohen, Keren; Baker, Christopher and Hoggard, Kari. 2025. The mediating effect of positive and negative religious coping, compassion and resilience on the relationship between negative life events and wellbeing among women in Kenya, the Philippines, Nicaragua and Spain. International Journal of Wellbeing, 15(1), 4197. ISSN 1179-8602 [Article]

Muslim Youth Futures: Our Voice, Our Vision, Shaping Our Society
Turner, Andy and Khan, Aisha. 2025. Muslim Youth Futures: Our Voice, Our Vision, Shaping Our Society. Project Report. Goldsmiths, University of London, London. [Report]

Religious disaffiliation and sexually minoritised groups: A scoping review of the literature
Pentaris, Panagiotis; Freund-Williams, Leo and Kapoor, Vikram. 2025. Religious disaffiliation and sexually minoritised groups: A scoping review of the literature. Journal of Homosexuality, 72(11), pp. 2077-2110. ISSN 0091-8369 [Article]

‘Faith’ in Funerals? Robust attenuation or terminal decline? Religious and spiritual presences in a post- pandemic funeral landscape
Baker, Christopher; Thompson, Naomi; Cheal, Steve and Spacey, Meghan. 2025. ‘Faith’ in Funerals? Robust attenuation or terminal decline? Religious and spiritual presences in a post- pandemic funeral landscape. Journal for Contemporary Religion, 40(3), pp. 507-527. ISSN 1353-7903 [Article]

Engaging faith for a sustainable urban future
Ives, Christopher D. and Baker, Christopher. 2024. Engaging faith for a sustainable urban future. Global Sustainability, 7, e45. ISSN 2059-4798 [Article]

Integrating the Global Agenda of Social Work and Social Development in the Republic of Cyprus
Pentaris, Panagiotis; Christodoulou, Panayiota; Erotocritou, Koulla; Parlalis, Stavros; Hadjiharalambous, Demetris and Hanna, Sue. 2024. Integrating the Global Agenda of Social Work and Social Development in the Republic of Cyprus. Practice: Social Work in Action, 36(2), pp. 127-141. ISSN 0950-3153 [Article]

Afterword
Pentaris, Panagiotis. 2023. Afterword. In: Daniel Enstedt and Lisen Dellenborg, eds. Culture, Spirituality and Religious Literacy in Healthcare: Nordic Perspectives. Abingdon: Routledge, pp. 232-242. ISBN 9781032320540 [Book Section]

El impacto del COVID-19 en la muerte y el duelo
Pentaris, Panagiotis. 2023. El impacto del COVID-19 en la muerte y el duelo. RIO: International Journal of Organizations(30), pp. 13-26. ISSN 2013-570X [Article]

Bereavement in older age in LGBTIQ adults
Pentaris, Panagiotis and Patlamazoglou, Lefteris. 2023. Bereavement in older age in LGBTIQ adults. Psychology & Sexuality, 14(4), pp. 593-595. ISSN 1941-9899 [Article]

Faith/Secular Partnerships in a Post COVID-19 Policy Landscape: A Critical Case Study of Deepening Postsecularity in the Temple Tradition
Baker, Christopher. 2023. Faith/Secular Partnerships in a Post COVID-19 Policy Landscape: A Critical Case Study of Deepening Postsecularity in the Temple Tradition. Journal of Church and State, 65(4), pp. 396-407. ISSN 0021-969X [Article]

Integrating religion and belief in social work practice: an exploratory study
Pentaris, Panagiotis. 2023. Integrating religion and belief in social work practice: an exploratory study. Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Diversity in Social Work, 32(1), pp. 33-45. ISSN 1531-3204 [Article]

The role of faith in the experience of grief among sexually diverse individuals: a systematic review
Pentaris, Panagiotis; Patlamazoglou, Lefteris and Schaub, Jason. 2023. The role of faith in the experience of grief among sexually diverse individuals: a systematic review. Psychology & Sexuality, 14(4), pp. 640-656. ISSN 1941-9899 [Article]

Pandemic Loss and Grief: The Case of Covid-19
Neimeyer, Robert A. and Pentaris, Panagiotis. 2022. Pandemic Loss and Grief: The Case of Covid-19. In: Edith Maria Steffen; Evgenia Milman and Robert A. Neimeyer, eds. The Handbook of Grief Therapies. London: SAGE Publications, pp. 211-220. ISBN 9781529759204 [Book Section]

LGBTQ Relationships and Sex Education for Students
Patlamazoglou, Lefteris and Pentaris, Panagiotis. 2022. LGBTQ Relationships and Sex Education for Students. In: Christopher Boyle and Kelly-Ann Allen, eds. Research for Inclusive Quality Education: Leveraging Belonging, Inclusion, and Equity. Singapore: Springer, pp. 137-147. ISBN 9789811659072 [Book Section]

Belonging as a Core Construct at the Heart of the Inclusion Debate, Discourse, and Practice
Allen, Kelly-Ann; Boyle, Christopher; Sharma, Umesh; Patlamazoglou, Lefteris; Pentaris, Panagiotis; Grové, Christine; Yared, Hannah; Berger, Emily; Gamble, Nicholas; Morris, Zoe A.; Finefter-Rosenbluh, Ilana; Morgan, Michele and May, Fiona. 2022. Belonging as a Core Construct at the Heart of the Inclusion Debate, Discourse, and Practice. In: Christopher Boyle and Kelly-Ann Allen, eds. Research for Inclusive Quality Education: Leveraging Belonging, Inclusion, and Equity. Singapore: Springer, pp. 271-288. ISBN 9789811659072 [Book Section]

UK public's views and perceptions about the legalisation of assisted dying and assisted suicide
Pentaris, Panagiotis and Jacobs, Lucy. 2022. UK public's views and perceptions about the legalisation of assisted dying and assisted suicide. OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying, 86(1), pp. 203-217. ISSN 0030-2228 [Article]

Transgender, Genderqueer, and Non-Binary Identities
Roe, Danielle J.; Schaub, Jason; Lynn, Jessica and Pentaris, Panagiotis. 2022. Transgender, Genderqueer, and Non-Binary Identities. In: Vincent La Placa and Julia Morgan, eds. Social Science Perspectives on Global Public Health. Abingdon: Routledge. ISBN 9780367652098 [Book Section]

Keeping the Faith 2.0: Embedding a new normal for partnership working in post-pandemic Britain
Baker, Christopher and Timms, Stephen. 2022. Keeping the Faith 2.0: Embedding a new normal for partnership working in post-pandemic Britain. Project Report. All-Party Parliamentary Group on Faith and Society, London. [Report]

Recentring anti-racist practice in social work education and training in England: a qualitative study
Pentaris, Panagiotis; Raja, Mariam; Hanna, Sue and Oresanya, Abiola. 2022. Recentring anti-racist practice in social work education and training in England: a qualitative study. Critical and Radical Social Work, 10(2), pp. 335-350. ISSN 2049-8608 [Article]

Volunteerism in a post- COVID Society: Lessons for Church and Society
Baker, Christopher. 2022. Volunteerism in a post- COVID Society: Lessons for Church and Society. Crucible, 2022(July), [Article]

‘Building Back Better’ and the search for values. Critically reclaiming Temple’s social thought for a post-pandemic policy landscape.
Baker, Christopher. 2022. ‘Building Back Better’ and the search for values. Critically reclaiming Temple’s social thought for a post-pandemic policy landscape. Theology, 125(4), pp. 282-288. ISSN 0040-571X [Article]

Challenges and Strategies of Translation in a Qualitative and Sensitive Research
Turhan, Zeynep and Bernard, Claudia A.. 2022. Challenges and Strategies of Translation in a Qualitative and Sensitive Research. Qualitative Research, 22(3), pp. 487-495. ISSN 1468-7941 [Article]

Palliative Professionals’ Views on the Importance of Religion, Belief, and Spiritual Identities toward the End of Life
Pentaris, Panagiotis and Tripathi, Khyati. 2022. Palliative Professionals’ Views on the Importance of Religion, Belief, and Spiritual Identities toward the End of Life. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(10), ISSN 1660-4601 [Article]

“This place means freedom to me”: needs-based engagement with marginalized migrant Muslim women in London
Thompson, Naomi and Nasimi, Rabia. 2022. “This place means freedom to me”: needs-based engagement with marginalized migrant Muslim women in London. Community Development Journal, 57(2), pp. 339-359. ISSN 0010-3802 [Article]

The Lived Experiences of Turkish Men’s Engagement in Domestic Violence Interventions in England
Turhan, Zeynep and Bernard, Claudia A.. 2022. The Lived Experiences of Turkish Men’s Engagement in Domestic Violence Interventions in England. Journal of Gender-Based Violence, 6(1), pp. 209-226. ISSN 2398-6808 [Article]

Child protection vocabulary in the Children Act 1989: power, ambiguity and heterogeneity
Pentaris, Panagiotis and Oresanya, Abiola. 2021. Child protection vocabulary in the Children Act 1989: power, ambiguity and heterogeneity. Greenwich Social Work Review, 2(2), pp. 181-191. ISSN 2633-4313 [Article]

Dying in a transhumanist and posthuman society
Pentaris, Panagiotis. 2021. Dying in a transhumanist and posthuman society. Abingdon: Routledge. ISBN 9780367542177 [Book]

Enchantment - Disenchantment-Re-Enchantment: Postdigital Relationships between Science, Philosophy, and Religion
Reader, John; Jandrić, Petar and Baker, Christopher. 2021. Enchantment - Disenchantment-Re-Enchantment: Postdigital Relationships between Science, Philosophy, and Religion. Postdigital Science and Education, 3(3), pp. 934-965. ISSN 2524-4868 [Article]

Impact of Covid-19 on mental health and associated losses
Shahul-Hameed, Manju; Foster, John; Finnerty, Gina and Pentaris, Panagiotis. 2021. Impact of Covid-19 on mental health and associated losses. In: Panagiotis Pentaris, ed. Death, Grief and Loss in the Context of COVID-19. Abingdon: Routledge, pp. 160-177. ISBN 9780367647322 [Book Section]

Familiarity with death
Pentaris, Panagiotis and Woodthorpe, Kate. 2021. Familiarity with death. In: Panagiotis Pentaris, ed. Death, Grief and Loss in the Context of COVID-19. Abingdon: Routledge, pp. 15-28. ISBN 9780367647322 [Book Section]

Death, grief and loss in the context of COVID-19
Pentaris, Panagiotis, ed. 2021. Death, grief and loss in the context of COVID-19. Abingdon: Routledge. ISBN 9780367647322 [Edited Book]

Religious Literacy in End of Life Care
Pentaris, Panagiotis, ed. 2021. Religious Literacy in End of Life Care, Religions, . 2077-1444 [Edited Journal]