Personal profile
Research Interests
Religion and Belief, State and Society Relationships
Religion and Belief Discrimination and Equality
Religion and Belief Freedom
Inter-Religious and Inter-Convictional Dialogue
Hizmet movement and Fethullah Gulen
External positions
Professor, Social, Cultural and Legal Research Centre, University of Derby
16 Jan 2017 → …
Research Fellow in Religion and Society, University of Oxford
16 Jan 2017 → …
Director, Religion and Belief Research and Training Ltd
29 Jul 2016 → 31 Dec 2021
Keywords
- BL Religion
- BR Christianity
- Church, state and society
- BX Christian Denominations
- Baptist history and tradition
- BV1460 Religious Education
- Multi-Faith education
- DAW Central Europe
- Church history in the UK
- H Social Sciences (General)
- religion
- HM Sociology
- Sociology of Religion
- HT Communities. Classes. Races
- minority ethic groups in the UK
- K Law (General)
- Religion and belief discrimination and equality
- freedom of religion, belief and conscience
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
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Tackling religion-based hate crime on the multi-faith campus
Aune, K. (Principal Investigator), Cheruvallil-Contractor, S. (Co-Investigator), Osmond, J. (Co-Investigator) & Weller, P. (Co-Investigator)
1/04/18 → 31/03/20
Project: Research
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Support, Development and Engagement Services for the Tower Hamlets Inter-faith Forum (THIFF)
Weller, P. (Principal Investigator), Range, D. (Co-Investigator) & Cheruvallil-Contractor, S. (Researcher)
1/07/17 → 30/06/20
Project: Consultancy
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The Inter Faith Network for the UK (1987–2024): An Historical Overview and Preliminary Evaluation of Its Achievements, Challenges and Potential Inheritances
Weller, P. G., 11 Feb 2026, In: Religions. 17, 2, 33 p., 222.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Between Opposition and Dialogue: Anti-Racist and Anti-Fascist Practice Informed by Baptist Tradition
Weller, P., 19 Dec 2025, In: Journal of European Baptist Studies. 25, 2, p. 21-43 23 p., 2.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Possibilities and Limits of Dialogue in a World of Political Populisms
Weller, P. (Editor), Briant, E. (Guest editor), Burnyeat, G. (Guest editor), Carbaugh, D. (Guest editor), Gregory, A. (Guest editor), Abbott-Halpin, E. (Guest editor), Lee, S. (Guest editor), Muji, K. (Guest editor), Jackson-Preece, J. (Guest editor) & Qvortrup, M. (Guest editor), 1 Feb 2025, In: Journal of Dialogue Studies. 12, 275 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Special issue › peer-review
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The Possibilities and Limits of Dialogue in a World of Political Populisms: A Positional Editorial Reflection
Weller, P., 1 Feb 2025, In: Journal of Dialogue Studies. 12, p. 7-21 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
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The Problems of the White Ethnic Majority' Revisited: A Personal, Theological and Political Review
Weller, P., 11 Mar 2025, Towards a Critical White Theology. Barrett, A., Marsh, J. & Reddie, A. (eds.). 1 ed. London: SCM Press, p. 298-311 14 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Activities
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The Christian Socialist Heritage: Historical Curiosity, Residual Counterproject, or Continuing Resource for the Salience of Love in Economics
Weller, P. (Speaker)
31 Mar 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Board of Protone: Enhancing Security for Places of Worship in Europe (External organisation)
Weller, P. (Member)
2024Activity: Membership › Membership of board
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Interfaith Council for the Security of Places of Worship in Europe (External organisation)
Weller, P. (Member)
2024 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of board
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Towards ‘Peace and Unity’ Through Dialogical Engagement
Weller, P. (Speaker)
13 Mar 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Prizes
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Outstanding Supervisory Team
Cheruvallil-Contractor, S. (Recipient), Northey, J. (Recipient) & Weller, P. (Recipient), 2020
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Press/Media
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COVID-19 and Christian Faith-Based Organizations in Great Britain
17/03/24
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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The Inter Faith Network for the UK is in Peril – Please Support It
20/02/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Covid 19 Faith Sector Impact Research to be Shared
6/11/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Baptist Scholar Involved in British Academy Research on COVID-19
5/10/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research