Sustaining Cathedrals Sacred Space and Common Ground

Introducing the field of cathedral studies

Leslie J. Francis and Stephen Parker

1. Anglican cathedrals as episcopal theological resource churches for nurturing growth and sustainability
Leslie J. Francis

2. Are cathedrals the arks of today? Some reflections on cathedral mission and spiritual seekers
Anne Richards

3. The social contribution of an urban cathedral: the vision of Coventry Cathedral in the 1960s
Fraser Watts

4. The inclusivity of Anglican cathedrals and the coronation of King Charles III: embracing explicit religion, civic religion, and implicit religion
Ursula McKenna, Leslie J. Francis, and Franis Stewart

5. The social value of music during the Covid-19 pandemic: exploring the benefits of online music participation for social capital, education, belonging and wellbeing
Simone Krüger Bridge

6. Listening during Christmas Eve carol services at Liverpool Cathedral: discovering what really matters to service participants
Nelson A. Pike

7. What sweeter music: an examination of the development and popularity of carol services in cathedrals
Rowan Clare Williams

8. 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
Andrew Robinson

9. Preaching on the Bible and engaging with science during the Cathedral Christmas Eve Carol Services: listening to the congregation’s response
Nelson A. Pike

10. Enhancing inclusivity and diversity among cathedral visitors: the Brecon Jazz Festival and psychographic segmentation
Leslie J. Francis, Simon Mansfield, Ursula McKenna, and Susan H. Jones

11. Assessing the engagement of participants at a pre-Christmas son et lumiere in Liverpool Cathedral: a study in the individual differences tradition
Andrew Village and Leslie J. Francis

12. Assessing visitor evaluation of an immersive cathedral experience: applying the Jungian lenses of feeling and thinking
Ursula McKenna, Leslie J. Francis and Andrew Village

13. A temple to memory: peace and war together in a strange intertwining. Stepping again into the Memorial Chapel of Liverpool Cathedral
Randolph J. K. Ellis

14. Praying for peace: a study of visitors’ prayers offered at Liverpool Cathedral
Tania ap Siôn

15. Cathedrals in public: bridging the gap between public theology and cathedral studies
Dominic Budhi-Thornton

16. City cathedrals resourcing rural churchgoers: a study on the impact of the Exploring the Sunday Gospel programme
Ursula McKenna and Leslie J. Francis

17. Saints and shrines as ‘contested heritage’ and the case of Norwich Cathedral
Peter M. Doll

18. Engaging with the science of cathedral studies: an invitation to the Catholic Church in England and Wales
Francis Davis

19. Pantheon research, practical theology, and cathedral studies
Tom Beaudoin

Biography

Leslie J. Francis, Professor of Religions, Psychology, and Education at Bishop Grosseteste University, Lincoln, UK; and Canon Theologian, Liverpool Cathedral, UK.
Stephen G. Parker, Professor of Education and Religious History at St Mary’s University, London, UK.