Leslie J. Francis, Professor of Religions, Psychology, and Education at Bishop Grosseteste University, Lincoln, UK; and Canon Theologian, Liverpool Cathedral, UK.Stephen G. Parker, Professor of Education and Religious History at St Mary’s University, London, UK.

• Introducing the field of cathedral studies 1. Anglican cathedrals as episcopal theological resource churches for nurturing growth and sustainability 2. Are cathedrals the arks of today? Some reflections on cathedral mission and spiritual seekers 3. The social contribution of an urban cathedral: the vision of Coventry Cathedral in the 1960s 4. The inclusivity of Anglican cathedrals and the coronation of King Charles III: embracing explicit religion, civic religion, and implicit religion 5. The social value of music during the Covid-19 pandemic: exploring the benefits of online music participation for social capital, education, belonging and wellbeing 6. Listening during Christmas Eve carol services at Liverpool Cathedral: discovering what really matters to service participants 7. What sweeter music: an examination of the development and popularity of carol services in cathedrals 8. Telling the Christmas story in words and music: the development of and contemporary missional value of the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols within cathedrals 9. Preaching on the Bible and engaging with science during the Cathedral Christmas Eve Carol Services: listening to the congregation’s response 10. Enhancing inclusivity and diversity among cathedral visitors: The Brecon Jazz Festival and psychographic segmentation 11. Assessing the engagement of participants at a pre-Christmas son et lumiere in Liverpool Cathedral: a study in the individual differences tradition 12. Assessing visitor evaluation of an immersive cathedral experience: applying the Jungian lenses of feeling and thinking 13. A temple to memory: peace and war together in a strange intertwining. Stepping again into the Memorial Chapel of Liverpool Cathedral 14. Praying for peace: a study of visitors’ prayers offered at Liverpool Cathedral 15. Cathedrals in public: Bridging the gap between public theology and cathedral studies 16. City cathedrals resourcing rural churchgoers: a study on the impact of the Exploring the Sunday Gospel programme 17. Saints and shrines as ‘contested heritage’ and the case of Norwich Cathedral 18. Engaging with the science of cathedral studies: an invitation to the Catholic Church in England and Wales 19. Pantheon research, practical theology, and cathedral studies