Village, Andrew ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2174-8822 and Francis, Leslie J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2946-9980 (2024) Assessing the engagement of participants at a pre-Christmas son et lumiere in Liverpool Cathedral: a study in the individual differences tradition. Journal of Beliefs & Values. pp. 1-16.

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Abstract

Recent studies have drawn attention to the variety of events, installations, and activities within Anglican cathedrals that hold the capacity to attract wider publics into these iconic buildings where common ground and sacred space collide. In order to assess the engagement of participants at a pre-Christmas installation in Liverpool Cathedral, this project designed seven measures of engagement (styled as Christmas engagement, Cathedral engagement, Spiritual/religious engagement, Personal engagement, Imaginative engagement, Positive engagement, and Negative engagement). Data provided by 562 participants explored the effect of personal, educational, psychological, and religious factors on predicting levels of engagement across these seven measures. Two core findings were that the Luxmuralis installation, The light before Christmas: The angels are coming exerted its greatest impact on younger people and on those who did not attend church services. In this way, not only was the Cathedral extending its reach, but delivering an experience that enticed them to want to return.

Item Type:	Article
Status:	Published
DOI:	https://doi.org/10.1080/13617672.2024.2315884
School/Department:	School of Humanities
URI:	https://ray.yorksj.ac.uk/id/eprint/9602

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