This series features Research Fellows from the Psychology Cross-Training for Theologians Program exploring how insights from psychology and theology can support the work of religious practitioners. Episodes address listening in community life; moral injury and abuse in Catholic contexts; race and faith in the Church of England; perceptions of God’s “where-being” and contemplative prayer; evaluating spiritual care; ageing as a liminal experience; and the faith lives of people with intellectual disabilities. Produced by University of Birmingham, funded by John Templeton Foundation.
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This series features Research Fellows from the Psychology Cross-Training for Theologians Program exploring how insights from psychology and theology can support the work of religious practitioners. Episodes address listening in community life; moral injury and abuse in Catholic contexts; race and faith in the Church of England; perceptions of God’s “where-being” and contemplative prayer; evaluating spiritual care; ageing as a liminal experience; and the faith lives of people with intellectual disabilities. Produced by University of Birmingham, funded by John Templeton Foundation.
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April 17, 2026
Episode 7 – The social impacts of listening in community settings
<p>In this episode, Dr Steve Taylor, a Christian minister and theological educator from Aotearoa New Zealand, discusses his action research project exploring the social impact of spiritual listening practices within Christian communities. Drawing on the psychology of listening alongside established Christian practices such as Lectio Divina and communal silence, Steve examines whether practising these traditions together in groups builds social cohesion, empathy, and deeper interpersonal connection. He shares preliminary findings suggesting that shared listening practices generate measurable increases in collective effervescence and compassion, and reflects on the implications for clergy, chaplains, and religious educators seeking practical tools to strengthen community bonds and foster human flourishing.</p><p><br /></p>
November 27, 2025
Episode 6: A Tale of Two Perspectives: Chaplain and Patient Perceptions of Success
<p>In this episode, Dr. Scott Donahue-Martens - affiliated with Boston University School of Theology, Trinity Lutheran Seminary at Capital University, and Providence Newberg Medical Center - discusses his project examining chaplain and patient perspectives on successful spiritual care visits in hospital settings. Scott developed and deployed a non-burdensome questionnaire to compare assessments, guided by established tools like HOPE, FICA, and rapport-building frameworks, addressing gaps in literature that overlook patient views. Key focuses included differences between chaplain and patient views on successful spiritual care, psychological strategies to bridge those gaps, and improving openness in sensitive hospital interactions.</p><p></p><p></p>
November 27, 2025
Episode 5: The Where-Being of God as Transcendent, Immanent, or Indwelling and Associations with Contemplative Prayer
<p>In this episode, Research Fellow Dr Ela Łazarewicz-Wyrzykowska - Affiliated Researcher at the Two Wings Institute in Wrocław, Poland, and a Visiting Lecturer at the Margaret Beaufort Institute of Theology in Cambridge, UK - discusses her project investigating how Catholics perceive God as transcendent, immanent, or indwelling, and associations with contemplative versus ritualized prayer. Ela developed and administered a new scale to 300 Catholics in Poland, measuring understandings of God the Father, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit's "where-being," alongside correlates like prayer types, absorption, religiousness, and demographics (including Charismatic Renewal affiliations). Key focuses include group differences - such as higher indwelling views of the Holy Spirit among Charismatics - and links to spiritual experiences. </p><p></p>
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