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Book Geographies of Postsecularity: Re-envisioning Politics, Subjectivity and Ethics Cloke, Paul; Baker, Christopher; Sutherland, Callum and Williams, Andrew. 2019. Geographies of Postsecularity: Re-envisioning Politics, Subjectivity and Ethics. Abingdon: Routledge. ISBN 9781138946736 Theology for Changing Times : Essays in Honour of John Atherton Baker, Christopher and Graham, Elaine. 2018. Theology for Changing Times : Essays in Honour of John Atherton. London: SCM Press. ISBN 9780334056959 Re-imagining Religion and Belief: 21st Century Policy and Practice Baker, Christopher; Crisp, Beth and Dinham, Adam. 2018. Re-imagining Religion and Belief: 21st Century Policy and Practice. Bristol: Policy Press. ISBN 9781447347095 Book Section 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. Resisting the transcendent Baker, Christopher. 2018. Resisting the transcendent. In: Justin Beaumont, ed. The Routledge Handbook of Postsecularity. London: Routledge. ISBN 9781138234147 Postsecularity and a New Urban Politics—Spaces, Places and Imaginaries Baker, Christopher. 2018. Postsecularity and a New Urban Politics—Spaces, Places and Imaginaries. In: Helmuth Berking; Silke Steets and Jochen Schwenk, eds. Religious Pluralism and the City Inquiries into Postsecular Urbanism. London: Bloomsbury, pp. 81-101. ISBN 9781350037687 Article 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 Recovering lost knowledges for transnational social justice Beaumont, Justin and Baker, Christopher. 2024. Recovering lost knowledges for transnational social justice. European Alternatives Journal, 4, pp. 20-25. 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
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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), ‘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 Re-empowering into voice: experiments in organic community co-production Green, Roger and Baker, Christopher. 2022. Re-empowering into voice: experiments in organic community co-production. Community Development Journal, 57(2), pp. 277-294. ISSN 0010-3802 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 Resisting the Transcendent? Baker, Christopher. 2018. Resisting the Transcendent? The Routledge Handbook of Postsecularity, pp. 303-314. Ghosts in the Machine: Beliefs, Values and Worldviews in the Workplace and Business Environment Baker, Christopher and Power, Maria. 2018. Ghosts in the Machine: Beliefs, Values and Worldviews in the Workplace and Business Environment. Journal of Beliefs and Values, 39(4), pp. 474-489. ISSN 1361-7672 New Interdisciplinary Spaces of Religions and Beliefs in Contemporary Thought and Practice: An Analysis Dinham, Adam and Baker, Christopher. 2017. New Interdisciplinary Spaces of Religions and Beliefs in Contemporary Thought and Practice: An Analysis. Religions, 8(2), 16. ISSN 2077-1444 Faith in the public sphere – in search of a fair and compassionate society for the twenty-first century Baker, Christopher. 2016. Faith in the public sphere – in search of a fair and compassionate society for the twenty-first century. Journal of Beliefs & Values, 37(3), pp. 259-272. ISSN 1361-7672 Sustainable Governance in a Postsecular Public Sphere: Re-assessing the Role of Religion as a Cosmopolitan Policy Actor in a Diverse and Globalized Age Baker, Christopher. 2016. Sustainable Governance in a Postsecular Public Sphere: Re-assessing the Role of Religion as a Cosmopolitan Policy Actor in a Diverse and Globalized Age. Sustainable Development, 24(3), pp. 190-198. ISSN 0968-0802 The Role of Embedded Individual Values, Belief and Attitudes and Spiritual Capital in Shaping Everyday Postsecular Organizational Culture Stokes, Peter; Baker, Christopher and Lichy, Jessica. 2016. The Role of Embedded Individual Values, Belief and Attitudes and Spiritual Capital in Shaping Everyday Postsecular Organizational Culture. European Management Review, 13(1), pp. 37-51. ISSN 1740-4754 Introduction to the Special Issue: Speculative Philosophies and Religious Practices Baker, Christopher; Reader, John and Whistler, Daniel. 2015. Introduction to the Special Issue: Speculative Philosophies and Religious Practices. Political Theology, 13(2), pp. 141-155. ISSN 1462-317X Entangled Fidelities: Towards a Relational Christian Realism for the Public Sphere Baker, Christopher; Reader, John and James, Thomas A.. 2015. Entangled Fidelities: Towards a Relational Christian Realism for the Public Sphere. Political Theology, 16(3), pp. 247-263. ISSN 1462-317X Roots and shoots and the curious case of Schleiermacher’s tree (aka ‘Is rhizomatic truth seceding arborescent reality?) Baker, Christopher. 2013. Roots and shoots and the curious case of Schleiermacher’s tree (aka ‘Is rhizomatic truth seceding arborescent reality?). International Journal of Practical Theology, 17(2), ISSN 1430-6921 Moral Freighting and Civic Engagement: A UK Perspective on Putnam and Campbell's Theory of Religious-Based Social Action Baker, Christopher. 2013. Moral Freighting and Civic Engagement: A UK Perspective on Putnam and Campbell's Theory of Religious-Based Social Action. Sociology of Religion, 74(3), pp. 343-369. ISSN 1069-4404 Spiritual Capital and Economies of Grace: Redefining the Relationship between Religion and the Welfare State Baker, Christopher. 2012. Spiritual Capital and Economies of Grace: Redefining the Relationship between Religion and the Welfare State. Social Policy and Society, 11(04), pp. 565-576. ISSN 1474-7464 Introduction: Social Policy and Religion in Contemporary Britain – Taking Stock and Moving Forward Baker, Christopher and Jawad, Rana. 2012. Introduction: Social Policy and Religion in Contemporary Britain – Taking Stock and Moving Forward. Social Policy and Society, 11(04), pp. 547-551. ISSN 1474-7464 Faith and Traditional Capitals: Defining the Public Scope of Spiritual and Religious Capital—A Literature Review Baker, Christopher and Miles-Watson, Jonathan. 2010. Faith and Traditional Capitals: Defining the Public Scope of Spiritual and Religious Capital—A Literature Review. Implicit Religion, 13(1), ISSN 1463-9955 Exploring Secular Spiritual Capital: An Engagement in Religious and Secular Dialogue for a Common Future? Baker, Christopher and Miles-Watson, Jonathan. 2008. Exploring Secular Spiritual Capital: An Engagement in Religious and Secular Dialogue for a Common Future? International Journal of Public Theology, 2(4), pp. 442-464. ISSN 1872-5171 Hybridity and Practical Theology: In Praise of Blurred Encounters Baker, Christopher. 2006. Hybridity and Practical Theology: In Praise of Blurred Encounters. Contact, 149(1), pp. 5-11. ISSN 1352-0806 Religious faith in the exurban community Baker, Christopher. 2005. Religious faith in the exurban community. City, 9(1), pp. 109-123. ISSN 1360-4813 Going with the Flow: Can Christian Faith Communities in the UK Flourish in Non-Institutional Civil Society? Baker, Christopher. 2005. Going with the Flow: Can Christian Faith Communities in the UK Flourish in Non-Institutional Civil Society? Political Theology, 6(1), pp. 107-125. ISSN 1462-317X Harnessing the Power of Faith: Resilience, Compassion and Psychological Well-being Amongst Women in Contexts of Global Precarity Baker, Christopher and Cohen, Keren. Harnessing the Power of Faith: Resilience, Compassion and Psychological Well-being Amongst Women in Contexts of Global Precarity.
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