Dr Ursula McKenna

Ursula’s research engages with both qualitative and quantitative methods within the empirical science of religious education, and she has contributed to numerous national and european projects. Qualitative work has included ethnographic studies of aspects of childhood and youth within religio-ethnic communities, studies relating to issues of teaching and learning in religious education and related fields such as values, intercultural education and citizenship education (McKenna, Ipgrave & Jackson 2008; Miller & McKenna 2012). From 2006-2009 she worked on the European Commission Framework 6 REDCo project ‘Religion in Education. A contribution to dialogue or a factor of conflict in transforming societies of European countries’ (Ipgrave & McKenna 2007, 2008; McKenna, Neill & Jackson 2009; McKenna, Francis, Neill & Jackson 2014), and from 2009-20012 on the AHRC/ESRC Religion in Society project ‘Young People’s Attitudes to Religious Diversity’ (Jackson & McKenna 2017). More recently, she has worked closely with Professor Leslie J. Francis in quantitatively measuring individual differences in the attitudes of young people toward living in religiously diverse societies, their attitudes to human rights, and their experiences of victimisation, as well as undertaking studies into clergy wellbeing (Francis & McKenna 2017, 2018; McKenna & Francis 2019). She undertook the quantitative strand of the Ten Leading Schools project where 10,000 students participated in a survey across the secondary school years 7-11 as part of an investigation into the spiritual influences of Christian-ethos secondary schooling. Alongside Professor Leslie Francis she is involved in collaboration on data collection, data analysis and publications with national and international partners including: Human Rights and Empirical Research with Hans-Georg Ziebertz at the University of Wuerzburg, Germany; and Attitudes to Religious Diversity in Eire with Dr Gareth Byrne, Director of the Irish Centre for RE, Mater Dei Centre for Catholic Education, Dublin City University. She is a member of the International Seminar on Religious Education and Values (ISREV). She is currently funded to work on the following projects:

(with Professor Leslie Francis and Dr Francis Stewart in partnership with The Edward Bailey Centre for the Study of Implicit Religion) as Senior Research Fellow in Implicit Religion.

(with Professor Leslie Francis and Dr Jo Trowsdale) The Imagineerium: Me and My Learning project, an arts and engineering based curriculum project for primary pupils.

Ursula has published in both books and journals and her field is wide ranging. She co-authored ten chapters in the publication: G. Byrne & Leslie J. Francis (Eds) (2019). Religion and Education: The voices of young people in Ireland. Dublin: Veritas Publications.

Journal Articles

Journal Articles (in press)

Akhtar, N., Francis, L.J., Sailer, A. B., McKenna, U., & Hasan, S.S. (in press). Questioning the use in a Muslim society of an IPIP measure of the Big Five Factors: A problem with reverse-coded items. Mental Health, Religion & Culture, Online First (open access)

Francis, L. J., Smith, G., & McKenna, U. (in press). Testing the AQ10 as a predictor of poor work-related psychological wellbeing among newly ordained Anglican clergy in England. Pastoral Psychology, (open access)

McKenna, U., & Francis, L. J. (in press). City cathedrals resourcing rural churchgoers: A study on the impact of the Exploring the Sunday Gospel programme. Journal of Beliefs & Values, Online First. (open access)

McKenna, U., Francis, L. J., & Village, A. (in press). Contrasting approaches to managing the debate on same-sex blessings and same-sex marriages in New Zealand and Australia: Applying insights from Jungian psychological type theory. Journal of Anglican Studies, First View, pp. 1-22 (open access)

McKenna, U., Francis, L. J., & Jones, S. (in press). Deeply Christian and serving the common good? A survey of Anglican cathedral provision for schools. Journal of Beliefs and Values, Online First. (open access)

Francis, L. J., Davis, F., & McKenna, U. (in press). Who is inspired to follow Bishop Barron? Applying psychological type and psychological temperament theory among lay Catholic participants at an event sponsored in London by the Word on Fire institute. Mental Health, Religion & Culture, Online First. (open access)

Francis, L. J. Fawcett, B. & McKenna, U. (in press). Exploring the factor structure of the Adolescent Form of the Francis Psychological Type and Emotional Temperament Scales (FPTETSA) among Canadian Baptist youth: Full form and short form. Mental Health, Religion and Culture, (open access)

Francis, L. J., Davis, F., & McKenna, U. (in press). How Catholic and how charismatic are the followers of Bishop Barron? A study in personality theory. Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion, 34

Francis, L.J., McKenna, U., Stewart, F. (in press). Human Rights as Implicit Religion: Exploring the psychological correlates of belief in human rights and human rights activism among 14- to 18-year-old adolescents in England and Wales. Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion, 34

Akhtar, N., Francis, L.J., McKenna, U., Hasan, S.S. (in press) Introducing a short-form Parental Attachment Questionnaire for Muslim Societies (PAQ-MS): A study among young adults in Pakistan. Mental Health Religion and Culture, Online First (open access)

Akhtar, N., Francis, L. J., Sailer, A. S., Hasan, S. S., & McKenna, U. (in press). Introducing the Psychological Wellbeing Scale for Muslim Societies (PWS-MS). A study among young adults in Pakistan. Mental Health Religion & Culture, Online First (open access)

Journal articles published

Francis, L. J., McKenna, U., Jones, S. (2024). Anglican cathedrals as ‘Centres of Episcopal Learning’? A survey of current educational provision. Journal of Beliefs and Values, 45(3), 261-280. (open access)

McKenna, U., Francis, L. J., & Village, A. (2024). Assessing visitor evaluation of an immersive cathedral experience: Applying the Jungian lenses of feeling and thinking. Journal of Beliefs and Values, 45 (3), 347-365. (open access)

Francis, L. J., Sailer, A. B., Payne, V. J., & McKenna, U. (2024). Engaging the AQ10 to predict professional burnout or poor work-related psychological wellbeing among clergy. Journal of Religion and Health, 63(2), 1661-1675. (open access)

McKenna, U., Francis, L. J., Village, A. & Stewart, F. (2024). Exploring the responses of non-churchgoers to a cathedral pre-Christmas son et lumiere. HTS Theological Studies, 80(1), a9347. (open access)

Francis, L. J., McKenna, U., & Stewart, F. (2024). Implicit religion, Anglican cathedrals, and spiritual wellbeing: The impact of carol services. HTS Theological Studies, 80(1) a9049. (open access)

Trowsdale, J., McKenna, U., & Francis, L.J. (2024). Quantitative evaluation of The Imagineerium education project by students: Introducing the Trowsdale Index of Confidence in Experiential Learning (TICEL). Research in Education, 118 (1), 108-118. (open access)

McKenna, U., Francis, L. J., & Stewart, F. (2023). The inclusivity of Anglican cathedrals and the coronation of King Charles III: Embracing explicit religion, implicit religion, and civic religion. Journal of Beliefs and Values, 44 (4), 475-489.(open access)

Francis, L.J., Mansfield, S., McKenna, U., & Jones, S. H. (2023). Enhancing inclusivity and diversity among cathedral visitors: the Brecon Jazz Festival and psychographic segmentation. Journal of Beliefs and Values, 44 (4), 563-578) (open access)

Francis, L. J., Lankshear, D. W., & McKenna, U. (2023). Building a relational culture and empirical theology: Exploring the impact of congregational bonding social capital on perceived faith development and perceived church growth. Rural Theology, 21 (2), 84-94. (open access)

Francis, L. J., Fawcett, B., & McKenna, U. (2023). Psychological type and religious affect: A study among adolescent Baptists in Canada. Journal of Youth and Theology, 22 (2), 173-189.

Akhtar, N., Francis, L.J., McKenna, U., & Hasan, S.S. (2023). Introducing the Shorter Dark Tetrad for Muslim Societies (SD4-MS): A study among young adults in Pakistan. Mental Health Religion and Culture, 26 (6), 539-549. (open access)

Francis, L. J., Haley, J., McKenna, U. (2023). Work-related psychological wellbeing and conservative Christian belief among Methodist circuit ministers in Britain: Distinguishing between emotional exhaustion and satisfaction in ministry. Journal of Religion and Health, 62, 1636-1657. (Open access).

Francis, L. J., McKenna, U., Hall, G., Hall, D. (2023). Psychological type and images of God. Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion, 33, 126-136. (New Vistas in the Study of Religious and Non-religious Belief). Leiden: Brill.

Francis, L. J., Haley, J. M., & McKenna, U. (2023). Psychological type profile of Methodist ministers in Britain: Contributing to the Atlas of Clergy Type Tables. Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion, 33, 106-125. (New Vistas in the Study of Religious and Non-religious Belief). Leiden: Brill.

McKenna, U., Neal, T., & Francis, L. J. (2023). Through the eyes of retired clergy: The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and the future for the Church. Rural Theology, 21 (1), 28-39. (Open access).

McKenna, U. (2023). Assessing the Church of England’s leadership response to the Covid-19 pandemic: Listening to the voice of rural lay people. Journal of Anglican Studies, 21 (1), 43-52. (Open access).

Akhtar, N., Francis, L. J., Village, A., Sailer, A. S., Hasan, S. S., & McKenna, U. (2023). Testing the moral foundations questionnaire within a Muslim society. A study among young adults in Pakistan. Journal of Religious Education, 17, 1-18. (Open access).

Erken, H., Francis, L. J., & McKenna, U. (2023). Love for Allah and love for self: Exploring the connection between religious affect and self-esteem among Muslim adolescents in England. Journal of Beliefs & Values, 44 (1), 99-109. (Open access).

Francis, L. J., & McKenna, U. (2022). Self-identifying as Anglican within the two political jurisdictions on the island of Ireland: A study among sixth-form students in the Greer tradition. Greek Journal of Religious Education, 5 (2), 15-30. (Open access).

McKenna, U., Neal T., & Francis, L. J. (2022). Assessing the personal impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on retired clergy: Listening to their experiences. Rural Theology, 20 (2), 91-104.

McKenna, U., Francis, L.J., & Stewart, F. (2022). Anglican cathedrals and implicit religion: Softening the boundaries of sacred space. HTS Theological Studies 78, 4 article 7827, p888. (Open access).

McKenna, U. (2022). Adapting to and assessing online worship: Listening to rural Church of England lay people. Rural Theology, 20 (1), 2-17.

Francis, L. J., Lankshear, D., & McKenna, U. (2022). Comparing the attitudes of Muslim and Christian year 5 and 6 students within four Anglican primary schools in Wales. British Journal of Religious Education, 44 (1), 80-86. (Open access).

Fawcett, B., Francis, L. J., & McKenna, U. (2021). Sustaining young Canadian Baptists in the faith. Exploring the connection between religious affect and parental religious attendance. Journal of Research on Christian Education, 30 (3), 317-336. (Open access).

Trowsdale, J., McKenna, U., & Francis, L. J. (2021). Teacher evaluation of the impact of the Imagineerium learning experience on the creativity of individual students: The Trowsdale Index of Teacher Observation of Student Creativity (TITOSC). Research in Education, 111 (1), 70-79. (Open access).

Francis, L. J., Jones, S. H., & McKenna, U. (2021). The contribution of cathedrals to psychological health and wellbeing: Assessing the impact of Cathedral Carol Services. HTS Theological Studies 77 (4) a6820 (8 pages). (Open access).

McKenna, U. (2021). Resilience in ministry: Listening to the voice of Church of Scotland ministers. Rural Theology: International, Ecumenical and Interdisciplinary Perspectives, 19 (2), 84-99.

Rogobete, S. E., Francis, L. J., McKenna, U. (2021). Examining the connection between religion and attitude toward socio-economic human rights and attitude toward euthanasia and abortion among Romanian adolescents: Contrasting the effects of intrinsic and extrinsic religiosity. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18 (20):10837.

Francis, L. J., Jones, S. H., & McKenna, U. (2021). The science of congregation studies and psychographic segmentation: O come all ye thinking types? HTS Theological Studies, 77 (4) a6747 (Online First).

Francis, L. J., Lankshear, D., Eccles, E., & McKenna, U. (2021). Assessing the impact of the Student Voice Project on shaping the ethos of Anglican primary schools: A study focusing on the Diocese of Llandaff. Journal of Beliefs and Values, 42 (3), 300-314.

Francis, L.J., Mansfield, S., & McKenna, U. (2021). Psychographic segmentation of cathedral visitors in England and Wales: Introducing the Visitor Expectations Type Scales 2.0 (VETS2.0). Mental Health, Religion and Culture, 24 (6), 535-553. (Special issue: Psychological Type, Religion and Culture (Part III)

Erken, H., Francis, L. J., & McKenna, U. (2021). Love for Allah and love for others: Exploring the connection between religious affect and empathy among Muslim adolescents in England. Journal of Beliefs and Values, 42 (2), 223-234.

Francis, L. J., Jones, S., McKenna, U., Pike, N., & Williams, E (2021). Belonging through events? Exploring the demographic profile, motivations, and experiences of those attending the afternoon Carol Services on Christmas Eve at Liverpool Cathedral. Religions, 12 (2), 90.

McKinney, S., Francis, L. J., & McKenna, U. (2021). Assessing sectarian attitudes among Catholic adolescents in Scotland. Journal of Beliefs and Values,42 (1), 1-18.

Francis, L.J., McKenna, U., & Lewis, C. A. (2020). Shifts in denominational differences in student attitude toward Christianity in Northern Ireland 1979-2011. Journal of Religious Education, 68, 409-415.

Francis, L. J., Jones, S., & McKenna, U., (2020) The Holly Bough service at Liverpool Cathedral and psychological type theory: Fresh expressions or inherited church? HTS Theological Studies, 76 (3), (Online First).

Francis, L. J., McKenna, U., & Sahin, A. (2020). Exploring Psalm 73: 1-10 through sensing and intuition: Applying the SIFT approach to biblical hermeneutics among Muslim educators. HTS Theological Studies, 76 (3), (Online First).

Francis, L. J., McKenna, U., & Powell, R. (2020a). The internal consistency reliability and construct validity of the Francis Scale of Attitude toward Christianity (modified short-form) among 8- to 14-year-old churchgoers in Australia. Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion, 31, 300-318. ISBN: 978-90-04-44396-9 ISSN: 1046-8064

Francis, L. J., McKenna, U., Powell, R. (2020b). Ecclesia domestica and the role of the home in sustaining churchgoing among Catholics: An empirical enquiry among 8- to 14-year-olds in Australia. Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion, 31, 338-359. ISBN: 978-90-04-44396-9 ISSN: 1046-8064

Francis, L. J., Powell, R., & McKenna, U. (2020). Religion and personal happiness among young churchgoers in Australia: The importance of the affective dimension. Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion, 31, 319-337. ISBN: 978-90-04-44396-9 ISSN: 1046-8064

Francis, L. J., Breskaya, O., & McKenna, U. (2020). Attitudes toward civil human rights among Italian students of sociology: The effects of religion and theology. Religions 11 (12), 643. (special issue edited by Hans-Georg Ziebertz, Religion and Human Rights: Complementary or Contrary?)

Francis, L. J., Jones, S., McKenna, U., Pike, N., & Williams, E (2020). The science of cathedral studies: Exploring the demographic profile, motivational intentions, and perceived impact among those attending the Holly Bough service in Liverpool Cathedral. Religions, 11 (9), 478.

Francis, L. J., Athwal, S., & McKenna, U. (2020). Assessing attitude toward Sikhism: The psychometric properties of the Athwal-Francis Scale among Sikh adolescents. Mental Health, Religion and Culture,23 (3-4), 234-244.

Francis, L.J., & McKenna, U., & Arweck, E (2020). Countering anti-Muslim attitudes among Christian and religiously unaffiliated 13- to 15-year-olds in England and Wales: Testing the contact hypothesis. Journal of Beliefs and Values, 41 (3), 342-357.

Francis, L. J., Lankshear, D. W., Eccles, E. L., & McKenna, U. (2020). Sustaining churchgoing young Anglicans in England and Wales: Assessing influence of the home. Journal of Beliefs and Values, 41 (1), 34-50.

Francis, L. J., McKenna, U., & Lewis, C. (2019). Examining the relationship between spirituality and character virtues: An empirical study among a sample of 11- to 16-year-old UK students. Spirituality of a Personality: Methodology, Theory and Practice, 2 (89), pp.218-238. (Open access).

Francis, L. J., Crea, G., & McKenna, U. (2019). The purpose-in-life scale (PILS): Internal consistency reliability, concurrent validity and construct validity among Catholic priests in Italy. Mental Health, Religion and Culture, 22 (6), pp. 602-613.

McKenna, U. & Francis, L. J. (2019). Growing up female and Muslim in the UK: An empirical enquiry into the distinctive religious and social values of young Muslims. British Journal of Religious Education, 41 (4), pp. 388-401.

Francis, L. J., Howells, D., Hill, P., & McKenna, U. (2019). Assessing the impact of a paid children, youth or family worker on Anglican congregations in England. Journal of Research on Christian Education, 28 (1), 43-50.

Trowsdale, J., McKenna, U., & Francis, L. J. (2019). Evaluating ‘The Imagineerium’:The Trowsdale indices of confidence in competence, creativity and learning (TICCCL). Thinking Skills and Creativity, 32, 75-81.

Francis, L.J., Astley, J., & McKenna, U. (2019). Science disproves the biblical account of creation: Exploring the predictors of perceived conflict between science and religion among 13- to 15-year-old students in the UK. British Journal of Religious Education, 41 (2) 188-201.

Francis, L.J., Astley, J., & McKenna, U. (2018). Belief in God, belief in science: Exploring the psychological correlates of belief in science as implicit religion. Implicit Religion, 21 (4), 383-412.

Francis, L. J., Casson, A., & McKenna, U. (2018). Christian ethos secondary schools in England and Wales: A common voice or wide diversity? Journal of Beliefs and Values, 39 (4), 445-462.

Wilkinson, J., Francis, L. J., & McKenna, U. (2018). Personal prayer, worship attendance and spiritual wellbeing: A study among fourth, fifth and sixth class students attending Church of Ireland schools in the Republic of Ireland. Journal of Religious Education, 66 (3), 203-212.

Francis, L. J., McKenna, U., & Sahin A (2018). Facing the issues raised in Psalm 1 through thinking and feeling: Applying the SIFT approach to biblical hermeneutics among Muslim educators. Religions (Special Issue edited by A. Sahin. Islamic Education in Contemporary World: Traditions, Rearticulations and Transformation), 9 (10) 323.

Francis, L. J., & McKenna, U. (2018). The experience of victimisation among Muslim adolescents in the UK: The effect of psychological and religious factors. Religions (Special Issue: Islamic Education in Contemporary World: Traditions, Rearticulations and Transformation), 9 (8) 243.

Francis, L. J., & McKenna, U. (2017). The religious and social correlates of Muslim identity: an empirical enquiry into religification among male adolescents in the UK. Oxford Review of Education, 43 (5), 550-565. ISSN 0305 4985

Francis, L. J., & McKenna, U. (2017). Assessing attitude towards religious diversity among Muslim adolescents in the UK: The effect of religious and theological factors. Journal of Beliefs and Values, 38 (3), 328-340. ISSN 1361 7672

Francis, L. J., ap Siôn, T., McKenna, U., & Penny G. (2017). Does Religious Education as an examination subject work to promote community cohesion? An empirical enquiry among 14- to 15-year-old adolescents in England and Wales. British Journal of Religious Education, 39 (3), 303-316. ISSN 0141 6200

Francis, L. J., & McKenna, U. (2017). Muslim attitude toward freedom of religious clothing and symbols in schools within the UK: The effect of religious and theological factors. Religione e Società, 32 (87), 50-58. ISSN 0394 9397

Francis, L., Lewis, C., & McKenna, U. (2017). Spirituality and empathy: A study among religiously unaffiliated adolescents within the UK. Spirituality of a Personality: Methodology, Theory and Practice, 3 (78), 325-343. ISSN: 2220-6310

Neal, T., Francis, L. J., & McKenna, U. (2017). A survey on mentoring, first incumbency, and the role of retired clergy: Listening to bishops. Rural Theology, 15 (1), 39-47. ISSN 1470 4994

McKenna, U., Francis, L. J., Neill, S., & Jackson, R. (2014). The role of personal religiosity in predicting attitude toward religious education and attitude toward religious diversity among 14- to 16-year-old students in England, Religious Education Journal of Australia, 30 (2), 16-24. (ISSN 0815 -3094)

Miller, J., & McKenna, U. (2011). Religion and religious education: Comparing and contrasting pupils’ and teachers’ views in an English school, British Journal of Religious Education, 33 (2), 173 – 187. (ISSN 0141-6200)

Chapters in Edited Volumes

McKenna, U., & Francis, L. J. (2023). Testing the contact hypothesis in interfaith encounters: Personal friendships with Sikhs countering anti-Sikh attitudes? In Z. Gross (Ed.), Reimagining the landscape of religious education: Challenges and opportunities (pp. 161-180). Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature

McKenna, U., & Francis, L. J. (2021). Testing the contact hypothesis. The association between personal friendships and anti-Jewish attitudes among 13- to 15-year-old students in the UK. In A. Unser (Ed.) Religion, Citizenship and Democracy (pp. 199-220). Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature.

Francis, L. J., McKenna, U. & Sahin A. (2021). Religion and the rights of refugees: An empirical enquiry among adolescents in England and Wales. In Hans-Georg Ziebertz and Francesco Zaccaria (Eds.) The ambivalent impact of religion on human rights. Empirical studies in Europe, Africa and Asia. Religion and Human Rights Vol 7. (pp. 55-80). Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature. ISBN: 978-3-030-70403-2(print) 978-3-030-70404-9(online)

Francis, L. J., McKenna, U., & Sahin, A. (2020) Religion and socio-economic human rights: An empirical enquiry among adolescents in England and Wales. In. Hans-Georg Ziebertz (Ed.) International empirical studies on religion and socioeconomic human rights. Religion and Human Rights Vol 5. (pp. 169-191), Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature. ISBN 978-3-030-30933-6.

Lewis, C. A., Francis, L.J., & McKenna, U. (2019). The profile of Protestant sixth-form religion in Northern Ireland 1968-2011: The Greer legacy. In G. Byrne and Leslie J. Francis (Eds), Religion and education: The voices of young people in Ireland. Dublin: Veritas Publications, pp. 23-46. ISBN 978 1 84730 890 0

Francis, L.J., Lewis, C. A., & McKenna, U. (2019). Denominational differences in students’ religious and moral values in Northern Ireland: Still worlds apart? In G. Byrne and Leslie J. Francis (Eds), Religion and education: The voices of young people in Ireland. Dublin: Veritas Publications, pp. 47-76. ISBN 978 1 84730 890 0

Francis, L.J., McGrady, A., Williams, K., & McKenna, U. (2019). Growing up Catholic in Ireland: The intersectionality of gender and nationality. In G. Byrne and Leslie J. Francis (Eds), Religion and education: The voices of young people in Ireland. Dublin: Veritas Publications, pp. 77-101. ISBN 978 1 84730 890 0

McGrady, A., McKenna, U., & Francis, L. J. (2019). Catholic identities, religious faith and moral values: An empirical enquiry among 16- to 19- year-old male students in the Republic of Ireland. In G. Byrne and Leslie J. Francis (Eds), Religion and education: The voices of young people in Ireland. Dublin: Veritas Publications, pp. 125-143. ISBN 978 1 84730 890 0

Francis, L. J., McGrady, A., & McKenna, U. (2019). When women cease to be more religious than men: The changing face of sex differences in religious affect among young adult Catholics in the Republic of Ireland. In G. Byrne and Leslie J. Francis (Eds), Religion and education: The voices of young people in Ireland. Dublin: Veritas Publications, pp. 145-161. ISBN 978 1 84730 890 0

McGrady, A., Francis, L. J., & McKenna, U. (2019). The religious identity of 16- to 19-year-old Catholic school leavers within the Republic of Ireland in 2003: Exploring sex differences. In G. Byrne and Leslie J. Francis (Eds), Religion and education: The voices of young people in Ireland. Dublin: Veritas Publications, pp. 163-185. ISBN 978 1 84730 890 0

McGrady, A., Francis, L. J., & McKenna, U. (2019). The McGrady Index of Parental Attitude toward Catholic Schools (MIPACS): Reliability and validity among Catholic parents within the Republic of Ireland. In G. Byrne and Leslie J. Francis (Eds), Religion and education: The voices of young people in Ireland. Dublin: Veritas Publications. pp. 187-200. ISBN 978 1 84730 890 0

Byrne, G., Francis, L. J., McKenna, U. (2019). Exploring the social benefit of religious education in post primary schools within the Republic of Ireland: An empirical enquiry among 13- to 15-year-old students. In G. Byrne and Leslie J. Francis (Eds), Religion and education: The voices of young people in Ireland. Dublin: Veritas Publications, pp. 203-221. ISBN 978 1 84730 890 0

Byrne, G., Francis, L. J., Sweetman, B., & McKenna, U. (2019). Sustaining churchgoing young Catholics in the Republic of Ireland: Assessing the importance of parental example. In G. Byrne and Leslie J. Francis (Eds), Religion and education: The voices of young people in Ireland. Dublin: Veritas Publications, pp. 223-245. ISBN 978 1 84730 890 0

Byrne, G., Francis, L. J., McKenna, U. & Sweetman, B. (2019). Exploring the personal, social and spiritual worldview of male adolescent atheists within the Republic of Ireland. An empirical enquiry. In G. Byrne and Leslie J. Francis (Eds), Religion and education: The voices of young people in Ireland. Dublin: Veritas Publications, pp. 247-269. ISBN 978 1 84730 890 0

Francis, L. J., & McKenna, U. (2019). The experience of victimisation among Christian adolescents in the UK: The effect of psychological and religious factors. In Ulrich Riegel, Stefan Heil, Boris Kalbheim & Alexander Unser (Eds.). Understanding Religion. Empirical Perspectives in Practical Theology. Essays in Honour of Hans-Georg Ziebertz (pp. 55-78). Münster: Waxmann.

Francis, L. J., McKenna, U., & Sahin, A. (2019). Religion, human rights and matters of life and death: Exploring attitude toward abortion and euthanasia among adolescents in England and Wales. In. Hans-Georg Ziebertz and F Zaccaria (Eds.) Euthanasia, Abortion, Death Penalty and Religion - The Right to Life and its Limitations. International Empirical Research. Religion and Human Rights Vol 4 (pp. 139-159), Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature. (ISBN: 978-3-319-98772-9)

Francis, L. J., McKenna, U., & Robbins, M. (2018). Attitudes toward political rights and religious affiliation, experience, saliency and openness: An empirical enquiry among students in England and Wales. In. C. Sterkens and H-G Ziebertz (Eds) Political and judicial rights through the prism of religious belief. Religion and Human Rights Vol 3 (pp. 1-21), Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing, (ISBN: 978-3-319-77352-0)

Francis, L. J., Village, A., McKenna, U., & Penny G. (2018). Freedom of religion and freedom of religious clothing and symbols in school: Exploring the impact of church schools in a religiously diverse society. In. Hans-Georg Ziebertz & Carl Sterkens (Eds.), Religion and civil human rights in empirical perspective. Religion and Human Rights Vol 2 (pp. 157-175), Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. (ISBN-10: 331959284X ISBN-13: 978-3319592848)

Jackson, R., & McKenna, U. (2017). The “Young People’s Attitudes to Religious Diversity” Project in the Context of Warwick Religions and Education Research Unit (WRERU) Research. In Elisabeth Arweck (Ed.) Young People’s Attitudes to Religious Diversity (pp. 3-18), Abingdon: Routledge. (ISBN 978-1-4724-4430-1)

Francis, L., Penny G., & McKenna, U. (2017). Does RE work and contribute to the common good in England? In: E Arweck (Ed) Young People’s Attitudes to Religious Diversity (pp. 153-169), Abingdon: Routledge. (ISBN 978-1-4724-4430-1)

Francis, L. J., Robbins, M., & McKenna, U. (2015). Women’s socio-economic rights and religion among Christian, Islamic and non-religiously affiliated students in England and Wales. Collected edition. In. Hans-Georg Ziebertz & Ernst H. Ballin (Eds.) Freedom of Religion in the 21^st Century. A human rights perspective on the relation between politics and religion. Empirical Research in Religion and Human Rights Vol 4 (pp. 239-256), Leiden: Brill. (ISBN 9789004296770)

O’Grady, K., McKenna, U., & Miller, J. (2013). Robert Jackson and Warwick research: an introduction, In: J. Miller, K. O’Grady and U. McKenna (Eds.) Religion in Education: Innovation in International Research (pp. 1-8), New York: Routledge.

Miller, J., O’Grady, K., & McKenna, U. (2013). Reflections on the future of religion in education, In: J. Miller, K. O’Grady and U. McKenna (Eds.) Religion in Education: Innovation in International Research (pp. 197-207), New York: Routledge.

Miller, J., & McKenna, U. (2012). Religion and religious education: comparing and contrasting pupils’ and teachers’ views in an English school, in: R. Jackson (ed.) Religion, Education, Dialogue and Conflict: Perspectives on Religious Education Research (pp. 69-83), London: Routledge.

McKenna, U., Neill, S., & Jackson, R. (2009). Personal worldviews, dialogue and tolerance: students’ views on religious education in England, in: Pille Valk, Gerdien Bertram-Troost, Markus Friederici and Céline Beraud (Eds.) Teenagers’ Perspectives on the Role of Religion in their Lives, Schools and Societies. A European Quantitative Study, Religious Diversity and Education in Europe Series (pp. 49-70), Münster: Waxmann.

Ipgrave, J., & McKenna, U. (2008). Diverse experiences and common vision: English students’ perspectives on religion and religious education, in: T. Knauth, D-P. Jozsa, G. Bertram-Troost and J. Ipgrave, (Eds.) Encountering Religious Pluralism in School and Society. A Qualitative Study of Teenage Perspectives in Europe. Religious Diversity and Education in Europe Series (pp. 133-147), Münster: Waxmann.

Ipgrave, J., & McKenna, U. (2007). Values and Purposes: Teacher perspectives on the ‘building e-bridges’ project for inter faith dialogue between children across the UK, in: H-G Heimbrock and C Bakker (Eds.) Researching RE Teachers: RE Teachers as Researchers, Religious Diversity and Education in Europe Series (pp. 215-234), Münster: Waxmann.

McKenna, U. (2005). A Discussion of the Relationship between Intercultural Education, Religious Diversity and Religious Education, in: R. Jackson and U. McKenna (Eds.) Intercultural Education and Religious Plurality (pp. 63-76.), Oslo: The Oslo Coalition on Freedom of Religion or Belief. (Available online).

Books and Occasional Papers

Miller, J., O’Grady, K., & McKenna, U. (Eds.) (2013). Religion in Education: Innovation in International Research. New York: Routledge.(ISBN: 978-0-415-65949-9)

McKenna, U., Ipgrave, J., & Jackson, R. (2008). Inter Faith Dialogue by Email in Primary Schools: An Evaluation of the Building E-Bridges Project, Religious Diversity and Education in Europe Series. Münster: Waxmann.

Jackson, R., & McKenna, U. (Eds.) (2005). Intercultural Education and Religious Plurality. Oslo: The Oslo Coalition on Freedom of Religion or Belief.

McKenna, U. (2002). Towards an Inclusive Pedagogy for Religious Education in Primary Schools, Warwick Religions and Education Research Unit Occasional Papers 3. Coventry: University of Warwick.