Monthly Archives: January 2010

Profile of British Methodists

Posted on January 8, 2010 by Clive D. Field

The Methodist Church of Great Britain has an unbroken record of collecting and publishing membership statistics since 1766. However, they tell us little about the sort of people who affiliate to Methodism. In an effort to fill this gap, Clive … Continue reading →

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Institute for Jewish Policy Research

Posted on January 8, 2010 by Clive D. Field

The Institute for Jewish Policy Research, originally founded in New York in 1941 but located in London since 1965, has appointed Jonathan Boyd as its executive director. Mr Boyd joined the Institute a year ago as a research fellow and … Continue reading →

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Religion in the Noughties

Posted on January 7, 2010 by Siobhan McAndrew

Nick Spencer, Director of Studies at Theos, wrote an overview of religion in the 2000s for The Guardian’s Comment is Free: Belief forum on 30 December: Religion did not roll over and die, as many expected. Rather it migrated from being … Continue reading →

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Welcome!

Posted on January 4, 2010 by admin

  Welcome to the blog section of BRIN – newly integrated into the main site. This section of the site reports on new releases of religious data. It will also flag up interesting new publications, policy reports or news stories using … Continue reading →

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