People in the Faiths and Civil Society Unit

Meet the staff involved with the Faiths and Civil Society Unit.

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Professor Chris Baker

Christopher Baker is William Temple Professor of Religion and Belief in Public Life and Director of the William Temple Foundation. He has degrees in both English Language and Literature (BA Hons, Manchester University), Theology (B.Th, the M.Th University of Southampton and University of London) and Religion and Urban Planning (PhD, Manchester University).

Dr Naomi Thompson

I am a sociologist of youth and religion with research specialisms covering young people, youth work, religion and crime. I am experienced in mixed methods research with a preference for qualitative narrative methods. I am currently working on a 3 year evaluation of a Women’s Project for the ACAA, a local charity in Deptford.

Panagiotis Pentaris

Dr Pentaris has been researching and publishing about death, dying and bereavement for over 14 years, with a particular focus on the socio-political conceptions and contestations of death, as well as the intersections of religion, faith and non-belief with death and dying. His work has a wider scope and is underpinned by social work, as well as social policy foundations.

‌‌‌Professor Adam Dinham, Director

Adam Dinham is Professor of Faith & Public Policy and Director of the Faiths and Civil Society Unit, Goldsmiths, University of London. He is a leader in interdisciplinary religion and society work, focusing on faith communities and civil society in policy and practice.

With degrees in Theology & Religious Studies (BA, MA Cambridge University), Applied Social Studies and Social Work (MA Brunel University), and Politics (PhD, Goldsmiths), his work focuses on religion through the lens of community engagement, social policy, professional practice and publics.

Fellows

Name	Position
Prof. John Graham	School of Social Work, University of British Columbia, Canada
Nick Spencer	Theos Think Tank, UK
Dr. Jasjit Singh	University of Leeds, UK
Dr Rebecca Catto	Coventry University, UK
Angus McCabe	Third Sector Research Centre, University of Birmingham, UK
Lucy Vickers	School of Law, Oxford Brookes University, UK
Roger Bolton	Fellow of the Royal Television Society. BAFTA award winner BBC, UK
Professor Beth Crisp	School of Health and Social Development, Deakin University, Australia
Dr Francesca Cadeddu	Fondazione per le Scienze Religiose Giovanni XXIII, Italy
Dr Martha Middlemiss Le Mon	Director CRS, Dept of Theology, Uppsala, Sweden
Dr Lori Beaman	Dept of Classics and Religious Studies, University of Ottawa, Canada
Julie Siddiqi	Director Sadaqa Day. Co-Chair Nisa-Nashim, UK