Senior Writer at the UK's premier Anglican publication, Church Times, Davies has redefined religious journalism through:
• Focus: Institutional decision-making processes with measurable community outcomes
• Avoid: Personality profiles lacking systemic analysis
"The best stories reveal how our creeds become concrete" – Davies on her methodology
Key Achievement: Her book Lights Through the Path (SPCK) remains required reading in bereavement ministry training programs across four denominations.
This 2016 profile of former interrogator Eric Fair dissected the moral compromises of wartime intelligence work through a theological lens. Davies employed:
• 18 months of correspondence with Fair
• Comparative analysis of confession rituals across Abrahamic faiths
• Previously classified documents about interrogation techniques
The article sparked debates in Anglican circles about just war theory's modern applicability, cited in three seminary ethics syllabi.
Davies' 2017 Syria crisis analysis blended:
• Interviews with Syrian priests in besieged Aleppo
• Data from Open Doors persecution watchlists
• Practical theology insights from Rowan Williams
The piece became required reading for UK faith-based NGOs, influencing relief fund allocation strategies.
This investigative piece on gender equality at Holy Trinity Brompton featured:
• Demographic analysis of staff ordination tracks
• Previously unpublished internal ministry guidelines
• Comparative study of global Anglican provinces
The article prompted formal reviews of women's advancement pathways in three major UK dioceses.
Davies excels at tracing how institutional decisions (like the LINC funding model) translate – or fail to translate – to grassroots impact. Successful pitches should highlight:
"Her 2025 exposé on cathedral restoration budgets versus food bank subsidies redefined diocesan spending debates"
She prioritizes stories demonstrating doctrine's real-world consequences, like her award-winning series on asylum-seeking vicars.
Davies frequently utilizes:
• Church attendance analytics
• Charity Commission filings
• FOIA-obtained council documents
Her Malian civil war reporting connected desert parishes to Lambeth Palace policy shifts – mirror this scope in pitches.
While she's profiled archbishops, Davies focuses on institutional systems rather than individual personalities.
Her investigation into AI confession apps' psychological impacts was praised for "bridging Augustinian theology with Silicon Valley ethics."
The judging panel highlighted her 18-month probe into safeguarding protocol failures across six dioceses.
Davies' BBC Radio 4 documentary "Chalices and Checkpoints" tracked communion wine logistics in conflict zones.
