In this episode, we speak to Dr Katie Cross, who holds the post of Christ’s College Lecturer in Practical Theology at Aberdeen University.
Katie's first book was a theological engagement with the Sunday Assembly, a "godless congregation," and she has also co-edited two volumes on trauma theology (Feminist Trauma Theologies and Bearing Witness).
Her current research adventures into a large scale study of people who have left church—that is, Christians who no longer attend church but (as we shall see) have not necessarily lost faith.
Her work in many ways develops previous research undertaken by Steve Aisthorpe, author of The Invisible Church.
Why were we so keen to talk to Katie? Well, listen to find out, but it is fair to say that in considering what future community we think a revived Proost may be connecting with, it seems likely that in no small part, the diaspora of church leavers may well form a significant part. There is also the big question of whether church is dying, or reforming.
