Publications

All Centre publications will be listed on this page as they become available.  Short reports will be available as free downloadable documents.

 

Pursuing the Friendship of Strangers: Intra-faith Dialogue about Inter-faith Encounter

Edited by Hugh Boulter

The proceedings of a conference held at Regent's Park College, Oxford on 12 March 2009 in collaboration with the Oxford Diocesan Committee for Inter-faith Concerns and Ripon College Cuddesdon.

For a copy please contact jefconsultancy@hotmail.com

 

Living Church in the Global City

'Living Church in the Global City’ reports on research carried out at Heythrop College, University of London.  Heythrop’s ARCS project (Action Research: Church & Society), in collaboration with OxCEPT (Oxford Centre for Ecclesiology & Practical Theology) at Ripon College Cuddesdon, investigated the mission outreach of church and church-related groups, both Roman Catholic and Anglican, mainly in the London area – the global city - between 2006 and 2008.  The report describes seven church-related groups (Roman Catholic and Anglican), ranging from diocese-wide agencies to parish communities to a national charity.  It looks at their outreach work of community renewal, evangelisation and social action in the context of London as one of today’s ‘global’ cities.

To download a copy of the Report, click here.  To obtain a hard copy please send an A4 SAE for 78p to Catherine Duce, Field Worker (ARCS), Pastoral & Social Studies Department, Heythrop College, University of London, Kensington Square, London  W8 5HQ.  For further queries please contact Catherine Duce at c.duce@heythrop.ac.uk.
 
 

Faith to Faith: Issues in interreligious Engagement   Douglas Pratt

Douglas was a Visiting Research Fellow at the College in the academic year 2005-06.  In his report he shares some of the themes he developed in his fellowship through research and teaching.  Download report

 

The Spiritual Care of Older People: Do we know what good practice is?  Dr Louise Nelstrop
A report on studies commissioned by The Simeon Trust exploring what constitutes good practice in the spiritual care of the elderly within care home settings.  The report comprises a systematic literature review of guidance and research literature followed by a pilot study of chaplains perceptions of good spiritual care indicating possible future areas for research. 
Click here to download the report.
 
Clergy in Context.  Dr Wendy Dackson
This project, undertaken by Dr Wendy Dackson, examined the changing patterns of ordained ministry that the Diocese of Derby has experienced in the last 15-20 years.  It explored the shifts in clerical roles, tasks, expectations and self-perceptions of clergy as well as the changes in settings in which ordained ministry is exercised.  Lay perceptions of these changes were also considered.  
A hard copy of the report is located in Ripon College Cuddesdon Library.  There is also a copy for consultation at OxCEPT.