All Outputs (27)

Theologies of Religion, and Attitude Towards Religious Diversity: A Study among 13- To 15-Year-Old Students Across The UK (2019)
Book Chapter
Francis, L., Penny, G., & Astley, J. (2019). Theologies of Religion, and Attitude Towards Religious Diversity: A Study among 13- To 15-Year-Old Students Across The UK. In E. Arweck, & H. Shipley (Eds.), Young People and the Diversity of (Non) Religious Identities in International Perspectives (87-107). Springer Verlag

What Can we Learn about Young People’s Religious Experience, and Why Should We Bother? Reflections on a Study from the Republic of Ireland (2019)
Book Chapter
Astley, J. (2019). What Can we Learn about Young People’s Religious Experience, and Why Should We Bother? Reflections on a Study from the Republic of Ireland. In G. Byrne, & L. Francis (Eds.), Religion and Education: The Voices of Young People in Ireland (103-121). Veritas

The Naming of Parts: Faith, Formation, Development and Education (2018)
Book Chapter
Astley, J. (2018). The Naming of Parts: Faith, Formation, Development and Education. In R. Stuart-Buttle, & J. Shortt (Eds.), Christian Faith, Formation and Education (13-27). Palgrave Macmillan

The Role of Language in Religious Education (2018)
Book Chapter
Astley, J., & Barnes, L. P. (2018). The Role of Language in Religious Education. In L. P. Barnes (Ed.), Learning to Teach Religious Education in the Secondary School: A Companion to School Experience (73-88). (3). Routledge

Researching the Field of Christian Education: Reflections on an English Experiment. (2016)
Book Chapter
Astley, J. (2016). Researching the Field of Christian Education: Reflections on an English Experiment. In B. Gates (Ed.), Religion and Nationhood: Insider and Outsider Perspectives on Religious Education in England (327-348). Mohr Siebeck

‘I Warn You Not To Be Ordinary’: The Disabilities and Capabilities of Ordinariness (2016)
Book Chapter
Astley, J. (2016). ‘I Warn You Not To Be Ordinary’: The Disabilities and Capabilities of Ordinariness. In J. Astley, & L. J. Francis (Eds.), Diversity and Intersectionality: Studies in Religion, Education and Values (219-234). Peter Lang. https://doi.org/10.3726/b10410

‘Ordinary Theology’ und Jugend. (2016)
Book Chapter
Astley, J. (2016). ‘Ordinary Theology’ und Jugend. In T. Schlag, & B. Roebben (Eds.), Jahrbuch für Jugendtheologie Band 4: "Jedes Mal in der Kirche kam ich zum Nachdenken" Jugendliche und Kirche (26-41). Calwer Verlag

Being Faithful: Trusting Beyond (2014)
Book Chapter
Astley, J. (2014). Being Faithful: Trusting Beyond. In M. Felderhof, & P. Thompson (Eds.), Teaching Virtue: The Contribution of Religious Education (166-178). Bloomsbury

The Analysis, Investigation and Application of Ordinary Theology (2013)
Book Chapter
Astley, J. (2013). The Analysis, Investigation and Application of Ordinary Theology. In J. Astley, & L. J. Francis (Eds.), Exploring Ordinary Theology: Everyday Christian Believing and the Church (1-9). Ashgate Publishing

Ordinary Theology and the Learning Conversation with Academic Theology (2013)
Book Chapter
Astley, J. (2013). Ordinary Theology and the Learning Conversation with Academic Theology. In J. Astley, & L. J. Francis (Eds.), Exploring Ordinary Theology: Everyday Christian Believing and the Church (45-54). Ashgate Publishing

Church Schools and the Church’s Service for the Poor (2012)
Book Chapter
Astley, J. (2012). Church Schools and the Church’s Service for the Poor. In H. J. Worsley (Ed.), Anglican Church School Education: Moving Beyond the First Two Hundred Years (101-118). Bloomsbury Academic

A Theological Reflection on the Nature of Religious Truth (2012)
Book Chapter
Astley, J. (2012). A Theological Reflection on the Nature of Religious Truth. In J. Astley, L. J. Francis, M. Robbins, & M. Selçuk (Eds.), Teaching Religion, Teaching Truth: Theoretical and Empirical Perspectives (241-262). Peter Lang

Christianity (2012)
Book Chapter
Astley, J. (2012). Christianity. In P. Jarvis, & M. Watts (Eds.), The Routledge International Handbook of Learning (467-474). Routledge

Can we Choose our Beliefs? A Philosophical Question for Religious Education. (2012)
Book Chapter
Astley, J. (2012). Can we Choose our Beliefs? A Philosophical Question for Religious Education. In S. Parker, R. Freathy, & L. J. Francis (Eds.), Religious Education and Freedom of Religion and Belief (81-93). Peter Lang

Forms of Faith and Forms of Communication (2011)
Book Chapter
Astley, J. (2011). Forms of Faith and Forms of Communication. In J. Sullivan (Ed.), Communicating Faith (16-30). The Catholic University of America Press

Religion and Language (2011)
Book Chapter
Astley, J. (2011). Religion and Language. In P. C. Hogan (Ed.), The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the Language Sciences (712-713). Cambridge University Press

Evolution and Evil: The Difference Darwinism Makes in Theology and Spirituality. (2009)
Book Chapter
Astley, J. (2009). Evolution and Evil: The Difference Darwinism Makes in Theology and Spirituality. In S. C. Barton, & D. Wilkinson (Eds.), Reading Genesis After Darwin (163-180). Oxford University Press

The Psychology of Faith Development (2009)
Book Chapter
Astley, J. (2009). The Psychology of Faith Development. In M. de Souza, L. J. Francis, J. O’Higgins-Norman, & D. G. Scott (Eds.), International Handbook of Education for Spirituality, Care and Wellbeing (231-245). Springer Verlag

Ordinary Soteriology: A Qualitative Study. (2009)
Book Chapter
Christie, A., & Astley, J. (2009). Ordinary Soteriology: A Qualitative Study. In L. J. Francis, M. Robbins, & J. Astley (Eds.), Empirical Theology in Texts and Tables: Qualitative, Quantitative and Comparative Perspectives (177-196). Brill Academic Publishers. https://doi.org/10.1163/ej.9789004168886.i-408.69

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Giving Voice to the Ordinary: Theological Listening and the Mother Tongue (2008)
Book Chapter
Astley, J. (2008). Giving Voice to the Ordinary: Theological Listening and the Mother Tongue. In N. K. Watson, & S. Burns (Eds.), Exchanges of Grace: Essays in Honour of Ann Loades (202-212). SCM Press