Emma has produced a conversation guide for small groups in faith communities entitled ‘Moving into Menopause’ as part of her Menopause and Theology project. This resource is available as a printed booklet – contact us for details. It is also available to download as a pdf (full colour for viewing on a screen or low […]
Discover the research projects that SWF engages in.
Working with refugees – project resource
At SWF we were pleased to support work led by Dr Andrew Orton transforming their research into working with refugees into a practical resource entitled ‘A guide to developing a reflective learning programme on identity for Christians working with refugees and asylum seekers’. Here Andrew reflects on the project: Many Christians across the UK and […]
The Confession Project
The Confession Project Summary The Confession Project explores what confession of sin looks like in British churches today — whether practised privately before God or shared with others — and what God offers to those who engage in it. It asks how these practices connect to biblical and theological themes, and where they do not. […]
Edgy Faith and Learning – project report
We’re pleased to release the project report into a project SWF supported in collaboration with the St Peter’s Saltley Trust entitled Edgy Faith and Edgy Learning, written by Dr James Butler, Prof Clare Watkins and Dr Ian Jones. Using theological action research methodology, the team worked with seven groups who identified themselves as ‘edgy’. Visual […]
Holy Communion online – project report
We’re pleased to report on a project looking at online communion in the Methodist Church. The team write: In this project, led by Dr James Butler and Dr Ash Cocksworth, we seek to surface and reflect on the theology embedded in the practice of online celebrations of Holy Communion in the Methodist Church in Britain. It contributes to a […]
Christian Leadership in Methodist Schools research project
“There is something that just shines through in Methodist schools.” We have begun a new project exploring Methodist Christian Leadership in schools, with a goal of generating resources out of conversation between Methodist school leaders, Methodist historians, Methodist theologians, chaplains and others, that explore what it means to lead in a Methodist school (whether state […]
TAR Field Guide
We’re delighted to have produced a Theological Action Research Field Guide that has been created by our friends at the Theology and Action Research Network (TARN) and edited by Stefanie Conradt. Funded and designed by the Susanna Wesley Foundation, this is an invaluable help to those considering using theological action research in their work. The […]
Methodist School leadership – project report
We’re delighted to release a project report by Dr Anthony Thorpe, SWF Research Associate, entitled Methodist school leadership and governance: mission and workforce equality and diversity. Executive summary: The project explored the concept and discourse of leadership and governance in Methodist schools and related organisations in England with particular reference to the purpose of the […]