# Linda Woodhead
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Linda Jane Pauline Woodhead (born 15 February 1964) is a British academic specialising in the religious studies and sociology of religion. She is best known for her work on religious change since the 1980s, and for initiating public debates about faith. She has been described by Matthew Taylor, head of the Royal Society of Arts, as "one of the world's leading experts on religion".
Nick Spencer, "The Landscapes of Science and Religion: What Are We Disagreeing About?" (Oxford UP, 2025)
The relationship between science and religion has long been a heated debate and is becoming an ever more popular topic. The scientific capacity to manipulate and change humans and their environment through genetic engineering, life extension, and AI is going to take a huge leap forward in the twent…
Can you legislate against hatred?
A landmark report into Islamophobia has urged the government to introduce religious freedom legislation and counter anti-Muslim activity, which – like anti-Semitism – has soared since the Hamas attacks on Israel in October 2023. The official envoy on Islamophobia, Aftab Malik, says verbal and physi…
Breakfast Show Podcast 10-11-2025 Importance of Responsibility and Accountability
Unity in Diversity: Building a Compassionate Nation
Lead Presenter: Danayal Zia
Co-Presenters: Nabeel Ahmad and Bilal Mehmood
Guests
Imam Usman Manan
Prof. Tom Stoneham
Dr. Peter Rookes
Ms. Canon Sarah Cnyder
Prof. Linda Woodhead
Dr. Paul Weller
Lead Producer: Faiza Cheema
Researchers: Tashifa …
Church funding, pilates in a mosque, the latest in the ‘quiet revival’ debate
Churches across the country are bracing themselves for a significant new financial challenge. Until now, they’ve been able to reclaim VAT on essential repairs for everything from leaky roofs to dilapidated towers. But from April, that protection goes, and they'll have to pay a 20-per-cent tax to th…
Purity
From spiritual cleanliness to purity spirals: Matthew Sweet is joined by guests including David Aaronovitch; Catherine Coldstream, author of Cloistered – My Years as a Nun; Linda Woodhead, Professor of the Sociology of Religion at King's College, University of London; Izabella Scott, author of Th…
How much has the Church of England shaped the UK?
After a report suggesting a 'quiet revival' of the Christian faith in the UK was withdrawn due to faulty data, people have been debating whether this truly is a Christian country. Some point to statistics showing a steep decline in Christianity. Others say that the institutions and history of the U…
The Intro: The heart Beat behind this Project
Mocha Moments is officially here.
Episode 1 is the intro to what this movment is all about. Hear from Mocha Group Founder and CEO, Linda Woodhead and Mocha Group General Manager, Jarred Stedman as they sit down on the couch and chat about THE WHY behind Mocha Momement.
This is a unique look at …
Free Thinking - Secularism & Religion
In the first of three programmes exploring fractures and faultlines in contemporary society, Philip Dodd and guests discuss the tension between secularism and religion. With philosopher and atheist Daniel Dennett, sociologist of religion Linda Woodhead, and the writer and 'futurist' thinker Ziauddi…
Science and Spiritual Practices: what makes the difference?
Why is beauty so important to scientists, even those without religious convictions? And is that in some way connected to the failure of New Atheism, which began two decades ago this year?
In this Sheldrake-Vernon Dialogue, Rupert Sheldrake and Mark Vernon consider how trials of spiritual practices…
Science and Spiritual Practices
Why is beauty so important to scientists, even those without religious convictions? And is that in some way connected to the failure of New Atheism, which began two decades ago this year? Rupert’s two books on science and spiritual practices inform the conversation, as does research by Guy Hayward,…
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