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Counting Religion in Britain, February 2023

Posted on March 2, 2023 by Clive D. Field

Counting Religion in Britain, No. 89, February 2023 features 15 new sources of British religious statistics. The contents list appears below and a PDF version of the full text can be downloaded from the following link No 89 February 2023 … Continue reading →

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Counting Religion in Britain, January 2023

Posted on February 2, 2023 by Clive D. Field

Counting Religion in Britain, No. 88, January 2023 features 35 new sources of British religious statistics. The contents list appears below and a PDF version of the full text can be downloaded from the following link No 88 January 2023 … Continue reading →

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Counting Religion in Britain, October 2022

Posted on October 15, 2022 by Clive D. Field

Counting Religion in Britain, No. 85, October 2022 features eight new sources of British religious statistics. The contents list appears below and a PDF version of the full text can be downloaded from the following link No 85 October 2022 … Continue reading →

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Counting Religion in Britain, September 2022

Posted on September 30, 2022 by Clive D. Field

Counting Religion in Britain, No. 84, September 2022 features thirteen new sources of British religious statistics. The contents list appears below and a PDF version of the full text can be downloaded from the following link No 84 September 2022 … Continue reading →

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Counting Religion in Britain, August 2022

Posted on August 31, 2022 by Clive D. Field

Counting Religion in Britain, No. 83, August 2022 features fourteen new sources of British religious statistics. The contents list appears below and a PDF version of the full text can be downloaded from the following link No 83 August 2022 … Continue reading →

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Counting Religion in Britain, July 2022

Posted on August 1, 2022 by Clive D. Field

Counting Religion in Britain, No. 82, July 2022 features sixteen new sources of British religious statistics. The contents list appears below and a PDF version of the full text can be downloaded from the following link No 82 July 2022 … Continue reading →

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Counting Religion in Britain, June 2022

Posted on July 1, 2022 by Clive D. Field

Counting Religion in Britain, No. 81, June 2022 features seven new sources of British religious statistics. The contents list appears below and a PDF version of the full text can be downloaded from the following link No 81 June 2022 … Continue reading →

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Counting Religion in Britain, May 2022

Posted on June 1, 2022 by Clive D. Field

Counting Religion in Britain, No. 80, May 2022 features 22 new sources of British religious statistics. The contents list appears below and a PDF version of the full text can be downloaded from the following link No 80 May 2022 … Continue reading →

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Counting Religion in Britain, January 2022

Posted on January 31, 2022 by Clive D. Field

Counting Religion in Britain, No. 76, January 2022 features 10 new sources of British religious statistics. The contents list appears below and a PDF version of the full text can be downloaded from the following link: No 76 January 2022 … Continue reading →

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The Soul of Britain, 2000 – a Tribute to Gordon Heald

Posted on January 22, 2022 by Clive D. Field

In the December 2021 edition of Counting Religion in Britain, we mourned the passing of Gordon Heald (1941–2021), one of the most influential opinion researchers of his generation. He ran the Gallup Poll in Britain between 1979 and 1994 and … Continue reading →

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