Monthly Archives: August 2011

Taking Part, 2010-11

Posted on August 27, 2011 by Clive D. Field

My colleague Siobhan McAndrew introduced BRIN users to the Taking Part surveys in her post on 12 April 2010. See: http://www.brin.ac.uk/news/?p=172 These studies have been running continuously in England since 2005, with fieldwork by TNS-BMRB on behalf of the Department … Continue reading →

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Religious Studies GCSEs, 2011

Posted on August 25, 2011 by Clive D. Field

There was a 17.6% increase in the number of candidates sitting the full course GCSE in Religious Studies (RS) in June 2011, compared with the summer before, according to results released today by the Joint Council for Qualifications, and covering … Continue reading →

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Consumerist Christians

Posted on August 25, 2011 by Clive D. Field

Many professing Christians seem unconsciously torn between the consumer-driven world that encourages material wealth and their religious beliefs, according to research publicized by the University of Bath on 22 August 2011 in a press release available at: http://www.bath.ac.uk/research/news/2011/08/22/christianity-consumerism The study … Continue reading →

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Lynda Barley moves on

Posted on August 22, 2011 by Clive D. Field

The Reverend Prebendary Lynda Barley, currently Head of Research and Statistics for the Church of England, has been appointed as Truro Diocesan Secretary and Canon Pastor at Truro Cathedral. She takes up her new post in November. The diocesan press … Continue reading →

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Faiths in Action

Posted on August 22, 2011 by Clive D. Field

Faiths in Action was a Department for Communities and Local Government-backed £4.4 million grant programme for faith, inter-faith, voluntary and community sector groups and organizations in England, which ran from 1 April 2009 to 31 March 2011. In all, the … Continue reading →

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Religious Studies A Levels, 2011

Posted on August 18, 2011 by Clive D. Field

There were 4.9% more UK candidates sitting A Level Religious Studies (RS) in June 2011 than in 2010, but the proportion of them getting A* and A grades was 2.1% down, according to data released today (18 August) by the … Continue reading →

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National Student Survey

Posted on August 17, 2011 by Clive D. Field

There is a very wide variation in the satisfaction of full-time final-year undergraduate students with the quality of the teaching of first degrees in theology and religious studies at UK universities. This is according to results from the National Student … Continue reading →

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Restrictions on Religion

Posted on August 12, 2011 by Clive D. Field

The UK’s reputation as a land of religious liberty and toleration seems set to take a bit of a knock following the publication on 9 August 2011 of Rising Restrictions on Religion by the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion … Continue reading →

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Campaigning Christians

Posted on August 10, 2011 by Clive D. Field

Churchgoing Christians in the UK have a strong campaigning streak, according to a ComRes Cpanel poll commissioned by Premier Christian Media and published on 1 August. Online interviews were conducted with 529 Christians aged 18 and over on 6-18 July … Continue reading →

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