See below for the 20 most recent publications from the Centre. For more please visit Goldsmiths Research Online.
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.
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] (In Press)
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]
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]
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. 2024. 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. Handbook on Contemporary Death Rituals in Europe. Leiden: Brill. [Book Section] (In Press)
‘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 . 2024. ‘Faith’ in Funerals? Robust attenuation or terminal decline? Religious and spiritual presences in a post- pandemic funeral landscape. Journal for Contemporary Religion, ISSN 1353-7903 [Article] (Forthcoming)
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]