NEICE Research Interests

NEICE 1981 - 2013
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Empirical Research and Practical Theological Reflection in Churches and Schools/Universities

Some Relevant Publications

Jeff Astley and David Day (eds), The Contours of Christian Education, McCrimmons, 1992, Part Three
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Carolyn Wilcox, Diocese of Newcastle Church Schools Surveys, NEICE, 1992

Carolyn Wilcox and Leslie J Francis, 'Church of England Schools and Teacher Attitudes: personal commitment or professional judgement?', in Leslie J Francis, William K Kay and William S Campbell (eds), Research in Religious Education, Fowler Wright/Smyth and Helwys, 1996

Jeff Astley and Leslie J Francis, 'A Level Gospel Study and Adolescents' Images of Jesus', in Francis, Kay and Campbell (eds), Research in Religious Education, 1996

Carolyn Wilcox and Elizabeth Hughes, Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle Church Schools Surveys, Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle, 1996

Jeff Astley, Leslie J Francis, Linda Burton and Carolyn Wilcox, 'Distinguishing between Aims and Methods in RE: a study among secondary RE teachers', British Journal of Religious Education, 19, 1997

Jeff Astley, William K Kay and David Tickner, 'Will the Real World Please Stand Up? - Teenagers and the Media', Muslim Education Quarterly, 15, 1997

Leslie J Francis, Jeff Astley, Carolyn Wilcox and Linda Burton, 'The Influence of In-Service Training on Teacher Attitudes towards Religious Education in Non-denominational Schools in England', Journal of In-Service Education, 25, 1999

Leslie J Francis, Jeff Astley, Michael Fearn and Carolyn Wilcox, 'Do Social Scientists Hold a Less Positive Attitude Toward Christianity? A study among female A-level students in England', Journal of Christian Education, 42, 1999

Michael Fearn, 'Christian Theology or Religious Studies? The motivation of A-level students to study religion', MPhil Thesis, University of Wales, 1999

Leslie J Francis, Jeff Astley, Carolyn Wilcox and Linda Burton, 'The Influence of In-Service Training on Teacher Attitudes towards Religious Education in Non-denominational Schools in England', Journal of In-Service Education, 25, 1999

Jeff Astley, Leslie J Francis, Carolyn Wilcox and Linda Burton, 'Is RE different in Catholic Schools?', International Journal of Education and Religion, 1, 2000

Jeff Astley and Leslie J Francis, 'Christian Nurture and Critical Openness: an empirical investigation among undergraduates', Religious Education, 97, 2002, 4-22

Jeff Astley, 'A Plea for Ordinary Theology', British Journal of Theological Education, 13, 2002

Jeff Astley, Ordinary Theology: Looking, Listening and Learning in Theology, Ashgate, 2002
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Jeff Astley, 'Ordinary Theology for Rural Theology and Rural Ministry', Rural Theology, 1, 1, 2003

Jeff Astley, Leslie Francis, John Sullivan and Andrew Walker (eds), The Idea of a Christian University: Essays on Theology and Higher Education, Paternoster, 2004

Leslie J Francis, Mandy Robbins and Jeff Astley (eds), Religion, Education and Adolescence: International Empirical Perspectives, University of Wales Press, 2005

David Day, Jeff Astley and Leslie J Francis (eds), A Reader on Preaching: Making Connections, Ashgate, 2005

Leslie J Francis, Mandy Robbins and Jeff Astley, Fragmented Faith? Exposing the Fault-Lines in the Church of England , Paternoster, 2005
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Jeff Astley and Ann Christie, Taking Ordinary Theology Seriously, Grove Books, 2007

Jeff Astley, 'Public and Personal Peace in Life, Religion and Education: An Exercise in Ordinary Theology', in Jeff Astley, Leslie J Francis and Mandy Robbins (eds), Peace or Violence: The Ends of Religion and Education? , University of Wales Press, 2007

Ann Christie, 'Who Do You Say I Am? Answers from the Pews', Journal of Adult Theological Education, 4, 2, 2007

Jeff Astley, 'Crossing the Divide?', in Marius Felderhof, Penny Thompson and David Torevell (eds), Inspiring Faith in Schools: Studies in Religious Education, Ashgate, 2007

Jeff Astley, 'Giving Voice to the Ordinary: Theological Listening and the Mother Tongue', in Natalie K. Watson and Stephen Burns (eds), Exchanges of Grace: Essays in Honour of Ann Loades SCM Press, 2008

Jeff Astley and Leslie J. Francis, 'Young Vocation to Ordained Ministry: A Qualitative Study', Practical Theology, 2, 2009

Jeff Astley, 'Religion versus Darwin: Should Evolution Denial Go to School?', Theology, CXII, 2009

Leslie J. Francis, Mandy Robbins and Jeff Astley (eds), Empirical Theology in Texts and Tables: Qualitative, Quantitative and Comparative Perspectives, Brill, 2009

Jeff Astley, 'Forms of Faith and Forms of Communication', in John Sullivan (ed), Communicating Faith, Catholic University of America Press, 2011

Jeff Astley, Leslie J. Francis and Mandy Robbins, 'Assessing Attitude Towards Religion: The Astley-Francis Scale of Attitude Towards Theistic Faith', British Journal of Religious Education 34, 2, 2012

Jeff Astley and Leslie J. Francis (eds), Exploring Ordinary Theology: Everyday Christian Believing and the Church Farnham, Ashgate, 2013

Current Projects

ordinary theology project

science, religion and attitudes in adolescence