Publications by Chris Baker
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Revd Dr Chris Baker is Research Director, currently working on the third year of the Foundation's research project (Regenerating Communities, A Theological and Strategic Critique) which is exploring the nature of postmodern cities, emerging patterns of civil society and the response of faith based communities to these changes. Chris has written widely in connection with this research, including the publications listed below.
He is also involved with a forthcoming conference, Cities of Culture: Whose vision - which agenda?. Aims and objectives of this conference (Word, 26KB).
Chris Baker's PhD thesis is entitled Towards A Theology of New Towns - The Implications of the New Town Experience for Urban Theology (University of Manchester, 2002). A synopsis is available.
Recent published work includes:
Books
- Editor, with Elaine Graham of Religious Capital in Regenerating Communities (William Temple Foundation, 2004)
- The Hybrid Church in the City - Third Space Thinking (to be published by Ashgate Press, April 2007)
- Postcards from Utopia - faith and belonging in New Urban Areas (SPCK, forthcoming 2008) co-edited with Laurie Green
- Entering the new theological space - blurred encounters in faith, politics and community (Ashgate, forthcoming 2008) co-edited with John Reader
Chapter Contributions
- 'From the Land of the Concrete Cow', in Faithfulness in the City, ed. J.Vincent, (Monad Press, Chester, 2003). Excerpt.
- 'The global and local context of the local church', in Studying Local Churches: A Handbook, ed. H.Cameron et al ( London, SCM Press, 2005 - forthcoming). Excerpt (Word, 27KB) .
- A 'Genius of place'?, in Pathways to the Public Square, Practical Theology in an Age of Pluralism (Munster,Lit Verlag, Elaine Graham and Anna Rolands Eds.) with John Atherton and Elaine Graham.
- 'Contemporary renewal in the centre of the city' in The Church at the Centre of the City ed. Paul Ballard and Noel Davies (Peterborough, Epworth, 2008 - forthcoming).
- 'Faith, language and faith literacy' in Faith in the Public Realm: Controversies, Policies and Practices, ed. Adam Dinham, Robert Furbey and Vivien Lowndes (Bristol, Policy Press, 2008 - forthcoming).
- 'Entry to Enterprise: Constructing Local Political Economies in Manchester' in Through the eye of a Needle - theological conversations over political economy ed. John Atherton and Hannah Skinner (Peterborough, Epworth 2007).
Articles and reports
- Faith in Action - The dynamic connection between spiritual and religious capital
- Spiritual and Religious Capital (Word, 40KB) in New Start.
- 'Hybridity and Practical Theology: In Praise of Blurred Encounters', Contact Journal, 149. Excerpt (Word, 26KB).
- 'Towards Heteropolis - a theological dialogue with urban aesthetics', Modern Believing (Jan 2004). Excerpt (Word, 32KB).
- 'Going with the Flow - can faith communities flourish in non-institutional society?', Political Theology. Excerpt.
- 'Religious Faith in the Exurban Community, a case study of Christian faith-communities in Milton Keynes', City, Volume 9/Number 1/April 2005. Excerpt (Word, 24KB).
- Keynote speech from Cardiff Conference The Church in the Centre of the City, September 2005. Full text (PDF, 94KB).
- Editorial for Crucible Journal October 2005 Constructing Local Theologies in our core cities. Excerpt (Word, 33KB).