Academic and policy publications
Atherton, J. (1990) ‘The limits of the market’, in Alison, M. and Edwards, D. L. (eds.), Christianity and Conservatism: Are Christianity and Conservatism Compatible? London: Hodder & Stoughton, pp. 263–84.
Atherton, J., Graham, E. and Steedman, I. (2010) The Practices of Happiness – Political Economy, Religion and Wellbeing, London: Routledge.
Atherton, J., Baker, C. and Reader, J. (2011) Christianity and the New Social Order, London: SPCK.
Baker, C. and Skinner, H. (2006) Faith in Action: The Dynamic Connection between Spiritual Capital and Religious Capital, Manchester: William Temple Foundation.
Baker, C. and Miles-Watson, J. (2008) ‘Exploring secular spiritual capital: an engagement in religious and secular dialogue for a common future’, International Journal of Public Theology, 2, 4, 442–64.
Beaumont, J. and Baker, C. (eds.) (2011) Postsecular Cities: Space, Theory and Practice, London: Continuum.
Beckford, J. A. (2001) ‘The tension between established church and equal opportunities in religion: the case of prison chaplaincydd’, in Nesbitt, P. D. (ed.), Religion and Social Policy, Main: Altamira Press, pp. 39–53.
Beckford, J. A. and Demerath, N. J. (eds.) (2007) The Sage Handbook of the Sociology of Religion, London: Sage Publications.
Charity Aid Foundation (CAF) and National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) (2005) UK Giving 2004/2005 – Results of the 2004/05 Survey of Individual Charitable Giving in the UK, London: CAF and NCVO.
Chapman, R. (2009) ‘Citizens of faith in local governance: opportunities, rationales and challenges’, in Durose, C., Greasley, S. and Richardson, L. (eds.), Changing Local Governance, Changing Citizens, Bristol: The Policy Press.
Coleman, P. G. (2011) ‘Ageing and belief’, in Coleman, P. G., Belief and Ageing: Spiritual Pathways in Later Life, Bristol: The Policy Press, pp. 1–12.
Commission on Urban Life and Faith (2006) Faithful Cities, London: Church House.
Davie, G. (2006) ‘Religion in Europe in the 21st century: the factors to take into account’, European Journal of Sociology, 47, 2, 271–96.
Davis, F., Paulhus, E. and Bradstock, A. (2008) Moral, But no Compass, Chelmsford: Matthew James Publishing.
Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) (2010) Ensuring a Level Playing Field: Funding Faith-Based Organisations to Provide Publicly Funded Services, London: DCLG.
Dewsbury, J. D. and Cloke, P. (2009) ‘Spiritual landscapes: existence, performance and immanence’, Social and Cultural Geography, 1, 6, 695–711.
Dinham, A. and Lowndes, V. (2009) ‘Faith and the public realm’, in Dinham, A., Furbey, R. and Lowndes, V. (eds.), Faith in the Public Realm: Controversies, Policies and Practices, Bristol: The Policy Press, pp. 1–20.
Escott, P. and Logan, P. (2006) Faith in LSPs? The Experience of Faith Community Representatives on Local Strategic Partnerships – A Report from the Churches Regional Network, London: Churches Together in England.
Farnell, R., Furbey, R., Shams Al-Haqq Hills, S., Macey, M. and Smith, G. (2003) ‘Faith’ in Urban Regeneration?: Engaging Faith Communities in Urban Regeneration, Bristol: The Policy Press.
Fischer, C. (2001) ‘Work and its discontents: two cases of contemporary religious reponses to unemployment’, in Nesbitt, P. (ed.), Religion and Social Policy, Oxford: Alta Mira.
Gilbert, P. (2011) ‘Seeking inspiration: the rediscovery of the spiritual dimension in health and social care in England’, Mental Health, Religion and Culture, 13, 6, 533–46.
Gilliat-Ray, S. (2003) ‘Nursing, professionalism and spirituality’, Journal of Contemporary Religion, 18, 3, 335–49.
Harlow, R. (2010) ‘Developing a spirituality strategy – why, how, and so what?’, Mental Health, Religion and Culture, 13, 6, 615–24.
Home Office (2004) 2003 Citizenship Survey, London: Home Office.
Home Office Faith Communities Unit (2004) Working Together: Co-operation between Government and Faith Communities, London: Home Office.
Jawad, R. (2012) Religion and Faith-based Welfare in the UK: From Wellbeing to Ways of Being, Bristol: The Policy Press.
Jawad, R. (2009) Social Welfare and Religion in the Middle East: A Lebanese Perspective, Bristol: The Policy Press.
Jolley, D. and Moreland, N. (2011) ‘Dementia care: spiritual and faith perspectives’, Nursing and Residential Care, 13, 8, 388–91.
Martin, D. (1978) A General Theory of Secularization, Oxford: Blackwell.
McAndrew, S. (2010) ‘Religious faith and contemporary attitudes’, in Park, A., Curtice, J., Thomson, K., Philips, M., Carey, E. and Butt, S. (eds.), British Social Attitudes 2009–2010, The 26th Report, London: Sage Publications, pp. 65–86.
National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) (2007) Faith and Voluntary Action, London: NCVO.
NHS Scotland (2008) Spiritual Care and Chaplaincy in NHS Scotland, Edinburgh: Scottish Executive.
Norman, E. (1990) ‘Do British parties need philosophies?’, in Alison, M. and Edwards, D. L. (eds.), Christianity and Conservatism, Are Christianity and Conservatism Compatible?, London: Hodder & Stoughton, pp. 164–78.
Northwest Development Agency (NWDA) (2003) Faith in England's Northwest: The Contribution Made by Faith Communities to Civil Society in the Region, Warrington: NWDA.
Northwest Development Agency (NWDA) (2005) Faith in England's North West: Economic Impact Assessment, Warrington: NWDA.
Pacione, M. (2005) ‘The geography of religious affiliation in Scotland’, The Professional Geographer, 57, 2, 235–55.
Quadango, J. and Rohlinger, D. (2009) ‘The religious factor in US welfare state politics’, in Manow, P. and van Kersbergen, K. (eds.), Religion, Class Coalitions and Welfare States, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 236–65.
Skocpol, T. (2000) ‘Religion, civil society and social provision in the US’, in Bane, M. J., Coffin, B. and Thiemann, R. (eds.), Who Will Provide? The Changing Role of Religion in American Social Welfare, Boulder, CO: Westview Press, pp. 21–50.
Smith, G. (2004) ‘Faith in community and communities of faith? Government rhetoric and religious identity in urban Britain’, Journal of Contemporary Religion, 19, 2, 185–204.
Smith, S. R. and Sosin, M. R. (2001) ‘The varieties of faith-related agencies’, Public Administrative Review, 61, 6, 651–70.
Social Justice Policy Group (2007) Breakthrough Britain – Ending the Costs of Social Breakdown, Volume 6: Third Sector, London: Centre for Social Justice.
Stoter, D. (1995) Spiritual Aspects of Health Care, London: Moseby.
Swinton, J. (2001) Spirituality and Mental Health Care, London and Philadelphia: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
Taylor, J. (2003) ‘After secularism: British government and the inner cities’, in Davie, G., Heelas, P. and Woodhead, L. (eds.), Predicting Religion – Christian, Secular and Alternative Futures, Farnham: Ashgate, pp. 120–34.
Tinker, C. (2006) ‘Islamophobia, social cohesion and autonomy: challenging the arguments against state funded Muslim schools in Britain’, Muslim Education Quarterly, 23, 1, 4–19.
Troeltsch, E. (1932) The Social Teaching of the Christian Churches, Boston: Beacon Press.
Tronto, J. C. (1995) ‘Care as a basis for radical political judgement’, Hypatia, 10, 2, 141–9.
Wallis, J. (2002) Faith Works – Lessons on Spirituality and Social Action, London: SPCK.
Weber, M. (1930) The Protestant Work Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism, London and New York: Routledge.
Weller, P. (2009) ‘How participation changes things: “inter-faith”, “multi-faith” and a new public imaginary’, in Dinham, A., Furbey, R. and Lowndes, V. (eds.), Faith in the Public Realm – Controversies, Policies and Practices, Bristol: The Policy Press, pp. 63–82.
Whiting, R. (2008) ‘No room for religion or spirituality or cooking tips: exploring practical atheism as an unspoken consensus in the development of social work values in England’, Ethics and Social Welfare, 2, 1, 68–83.
Williams, R. (2011) ‘Leader: the government needs to know how afraid people are’, The New Statesman, 9 June, http://www.newstatesman.com/uk-politics/2011/06/long-term-government-democracy [accessed 09.06.2011].
Wuthnow, R. (1988) The Restructuring of American Religion: Society and Faith since World War II, Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.
Web resources
Government policy and churches in the UK
Department for Communities and Local Government: http://www.communities.gov.uk/
UK Interfaith Network: http://www.interfaith.org.uk/
English Regional Faith Forums Network: http://www.erffn.org.uk/
Local Government Association: http://www.lga.gov.uk/lga/core/page.do?pageId=1 (in the process of being updated)
Church of Scotland, Church and Society Council: http://www.churchofscotland.org.uk/about_us/councils_committees_and_departments/church_and_society_council
Scottish Interfaith Council: http://www.scottishinterfaithcouncil.org/index.html
The Church in Wales: http://www.churchinwales.org.uk/index_e.php
Interfaith Council for Wales: http://www.interfaithwales.org/index.php?pageid=15
Faith Communities Forum (part of the National Welsh Assembly): http://cymru.gov.uk/topics/equality/rightsequality/faith/faithforum/%3Bjsessionid=nJhvLsyFhQs5CDwqdkhRPKC17sQpZm2HXGyRy95bh8t41GB3kyHv!-1718541967?lang=en&status=open
Northern Ireland Interfaith Forum: http://niinterfaithforum.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=frontpage&Itemid=65
Poverty reduction
The Trussell Trust: http://www.trusselltrust.org/foodbank-projects
The Salvation Army Employment Plus Programme: http://admin.salvationarmy.org.uk/uki/www_uki.nsf/vw-dynamic-arrays/A4C06596F5F34B0E8025729500566743
Faith Regen Foundation: http://www.faithregenuk.org/
Islamic Relief Worldwide: http://www.islamic-relief.com/
Jubilee Debt Campaign: http://www.jubileedebtcampaign.org.uk/
Make Poverty History Campaign: http://www.makepovertyhistory.org/takeaction/
British Humanist Association: www.humanism.org.uk
Social care
Jewish Care: http://www.jewishcare.org/home
Methodist Homes for the Aged: http://www.mha.org.uk/HomePage.aspx
The Big Care Debate: http://www.govtoday.co.uk/index.php/Social-Care/the-big-care-debate.html
Health
NHS Scotland (2008) Spiritual Care and Chaplaincy in NHS Scotland, Edinburgh:Scottish Executive: http://www.merseycare.nhs.uk/Library/What_we_do/Corporate_Services/Spiritual_and_Pastoral_Care/NHS%20Scotland_spiritual_care_revised_guidelines.pdf
NHS Chaplaincy careers: http://www.nhscareers.nhs.uk/details/Default.aspx?Id=532
Burrswood Christian Hospital: http://www.burrswood.org.uk/
Housing and urban regeneration
Citizens UK (TELCO): http://www.citizensuk.org/
Church Urban Fund: http://www.cuf.org.uk/
Agudas Israel Housing Association: http://apps.hackney.gov.uk/servapps/CommunityDirectories/Details.aspx?OrgID=2994&Admin=0
North London Muslim Housing Association: http://www.nlmha.com/main.cfm