Journal Article

Astley, Jeff (2017) Conceptual enquiry and the experience of “the transcendent”: John Hick’s contribution to the dialogue. Mental Health, Religion & Culture, 20 (4). pp. 311-322. doi:10.1080/13674676.2017.1284190 ISSN 1367-4676.

Bauer, Stefan (2021) The uses of history in religious controversies from Erasmus to Baronio. Renaissance Studies, 35 (1). pp. 9-23. doi:10.1111/rest.12637 ISSN 0269-1213.

Francis, Leslie J. (2022) Are Anglican cathedrals more inclusive than parish churches? Theology, 126 (3). pp. 183-191. doi:10.1177/0040571X231171280 ISSN 0040-571X.

Francis, Leslie J. (2020) Difficult Texts : Ecclesiastes 12: 12 compared with John 21: 25 : What does a canon theologian do? Theology, 123 (2). pp. 129-131. doi:10.1177/0040571X19894859 ISSN 0040-571X.

Francis, Leslie J., Breskaya, O. and McKenna, Ursula (2020) Attitudes toward civil human rights among Italian students of sociology : the effects of religion and theology. Religions, 11 (12). 643. doi:10.3390/rel11120643 ISSN 2077-1444.

Francis, Leslie J., Fawcett, B. G., Freeze, T., Embrée, R. and Lankshear, David W. (2021) What helps young Christians grow in discipleship? Exploring connections between discipleship pathways and psychological type. Mental Health, Religion and Culture, 24 (6). pp. 563-580. doi:10.1080/13674676.2020.1767556 ISSN 1367-4676 .

Francis, Leslie J., Jones, S. H. and Ross, C. F. (2020) Is God really good to the upright? Theological educators exploring Psalm 73 through the Jungian lenses of sensing, intuition, feeling and thinking. HTS Theological Studies, 76 (1). a6171. doi:10.4102/hts.v76i1.6171 ISSN 0259-9422.

Francis, Leslie J., Jones, Susan H. and McKenna, Ursula (2021) The contribution of cathedrals to psychological health and well-being : assessing the impact of Cathedral Carol Services. HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies, 77 (4). a6820. doi:10.4102/hts.v77i4.6820 ISSN 0259-9422.

Francis, Leslie J., Jones, Susan H., McKenna, Ursula, Pike, Nelson and Williams, Emma (2021) Belonging through events? Exploring the demographic profile, motivations, and experiences of those attending the afternoon Carol services on Christmas Eve at Liverpool Cathedral. Religions, 12 (2). 90. doi:10.3390/rel12020090 ISSN 2077-1444.

Francis, Leslie J., Powell, Ruth and McKenna, Ursula (2020) Religion and personal happiness among young churchgoers in Australia : the importance of the affective dimension. Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion, 31 . pp. 319-337. doi:10.1163/9789004443969_016 ISSN 1046-8064.

Francis, Leslie J., Smith, G. and Astley, J. (2022) Hiring labourers for the vineyard and making sense of God’s grace at work : an empirical investigation in hermeneutical theory and ordinary theology. HTS Theological Studies, 78 (4). a7444 . doi:10.4102/hts.v78i4.7444 ISSN 0259-9422.

Francis, Leslie J., Smith, Greg and Astley, Jeff (2022) Looking at the birds, considering the lilies, and perceiving God’s grace in the countryside : an empirical investigation in hermeneutical theory. Rural Theology, 20 (1). pp. 38-51. doi:10.1080/14704994.2021.1968642 ISSN 1470-4994.

Francis, Leslie J., Stevenson, Adam J. and Ross, Christopher F. J. (2021) Reading the wedding at Cana in Galilee (Jn 2:1–11) through the lenses of introverted sensing and introverted intuition : perceiving text differently. HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies, 77 (4). a6858 . doi:10.4102/hts.v77i4.6858 ISSN 0259-9422.

Francis, Leslie J. and Village, Andrew (2022) Reading the Church of England’s response to the Covid-19 crisis : the diverging views of Anglo-Catholic and Evangelical clergy. Journal of Anglican Studies, 20 (2). pp. 185-197. doi:10.1017/S1740355321000267 ISSN 1740-3553.

Francis, Leslie J. and Village, Andrew (2021) Shielding, but not shielded : comparing the experience of the Covid-19 lockdown for Anglican churchgoers aged seventy and over with those under the age of sixty. Rural Theology, 19 (1). pp. 31-40. doi:10.1080/14704994.2021.1895421 ISSN 1470-4994.

Francis, Leslie J. and Village, Andrew (2021) This blessed sacrament of unity? Holy Communion, the pandemic, and the Church of England. Journal of Empirical Theology . pp. 1-15. doi:10.1163/15709256-12341420 ISSN 1570-9256.

Francis, Leslie J. and Village, Andrew (2021) The pandemic and the feminisation of the Church? How male and female churchgoers experienced the Church of England’s response to Covid-19. Journal of Beliefs & Values . pp. 1-10. doi:10.1080/13617672.2021.1933304 ISSN 1469-9362.

Hodkinson, James R. (2020) Returning again. Resurrection narratives and afterlife aesthetics in contemporary television drama. Poetics Today, 41 (3). pp. 395-416. doi:10.1215/03335372-8519642 ISSN 0333-5372.

Kettell, Steven (2016) Always read the label : the identity and strategy of Britain’s ‘Christian Right'. Politics, Religion & Ideology, 17 (1). pp. 1-17. doi:10.1080/21567689.2016.1157073 ISSN 2156-7689.

Kettell, Steven and Djupe, Paul A. (2020) Do religious justifications distort policy debates? Some empirics on the case for public reason. Politics and Religion, 13 (3). pp. 517-543. doi:10.1017/S1755048320000097 ISSN 1755-0483.

Lewis, C. A., Burgess, J. H. and Francis, Leslie J. (2022) Psychological type profile of ministers of word and sacrament within the United Reformed Church (URC). Mental Health, Religion & Culture . doi:10.1080/13674676.2022.2037536 ISSN 1367-4676. (In Press)

Mason, Emma (2022) Reading Christian experience. Modern Language Quarterly: A Journal of Literary History, 83 (4). pp. 521-537. doi:10.1215/00267929-10088744 ISSN 0026-7929.

McKenna, U., Neal, T. and Francis, Leslie J. (2023) Through the eyes of retired clergy : the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and the future for the Church of England. Rural Theology, 21 (1). pp. 28-39. doi:10.1080/14704994.2023.2179006 ISSN 1470-4994.

Rumsby, Seb (2022) Historical continuities and changes in the ethnic politics of Hmong-Miao millenarianism. Asian Studies Review, 46 (2). pp. 234-253. doi:10.1080/10357823.2021.1948969 ISSN 1035-7823.

Village, Andrew and Francis, Leslie J. (2023) Lockdown worship in the Church of England : predicting affect responses to leading or accessing online and in-church services. Journal of Beliefs & Values, 44 (2). pp. 280-296. doi:10.1080/13617672.2022.2101087 ISSN 1361-7672.

Village, Andrew and Francis, Leslie J. (2021) Wellbeing and perceptions of receiving support among Church of England clergy during the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic. Mental Health, Religion & Culture, 24 (5). pp. 463-477. doi:10.1080/13674676.2021.1906214 ISSN 1367-4676.

Village, Andrew and Francis, Leslie J. (2023) The effects of spiritual wellbeing on self-perceived health changes among members of the Church of England during the COVID-19 pandemic in England. Journal of Religion and Health . doi:10.1007/s10943-023-01790-y ISSN 0022-4197. (In Press)

Village, Andrew, Williams, Emyr and Francis, Leslie J. (2010) Does religion make a difference? : assessing the effects of Christian affiliation and practice on marital solidarity and divorce in Britain, 1985-2005. Journal of Divorce & Remarriage, Vol.51 (No.6). pp. 327-338. doi:10.1080/10502551003652041 ISSN 1050-2556.

Williams, Emyr (2008) Measuring religious social capital: the scale properties of the Williams Religious Social Capital Index (WRSCI) among cathedral congregations. Journal of Beliefs and Values, Vol.29 (No.3). pp. 327-332. doi:10.1080/13617670802511103 ISSN 1361-7672.

ap Siôn, Tania (2018) Such faith. Rural Theology, 16 (1). pp. 51-53. doi:10.1080/14704994.2018.1447847 ISSN 2042-1273.

Book Item

Elden, Stuart (2023) The yoke of law and the lustre of glory : Foucault and Dumézil on sovereignty. In: Walters, William and Tazzioli, Martina, (eds.) Handbook on Governmentality. Research Handbooks in Political Thought . Cheltenham: Edward Elgar. ISBN 9781839108655 (In Press)

Thesis

Marquis, Todd A. (2016) From penance to repentance : themes of forgiveness in the early English reformation. PhD thesis, University of Warwick.

Root, Sheryl (2005) The healing touch: spiritual healing in England, c.1870-1955. PhD thesis, University of Warwick.

Vince, Máté (2013) From 'aequivocatio' to the 'Jesuitical equivocation' : changing concepts of ambiguity in early modern England. PhD thesis, University of Warwick.