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Counting Religion in Britain, November 2024

Posted on December 1, 2024 by Clive D. Field

Counting Religion in Britain, No. 110, November 2024 features nine short articles on 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 … Continue reading →

Posted in Ministry studies, News from religious organisations, People news, Religion and Education, Religion and Ethnicity, Religion and Politics, Religion and Social Capital, Religious beliefs, Religious prejudice, Survey news | Tagged Action for Churches Together in Scotland, afterlife, Archbishop of Canterbury, Archbishops’ Commission for Racial Justice, assisted dying, Brendan Research, Care Not Killing, Christianophobia, Christians, Church of England, Church Times, diaspora congregations, disestablishment, ethnic minorities, Fiona Tweedie, focaldata, hate crimes, importance of religion, Ipsos, Ipsos Veracity Index, John Smyth, Justin Welby, Keith Makin, Kim Leadbeater, legislation, Liam Jerrold Fraser, More in Common, National Association of Teachers of Religious Education, Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination Against Christians in Europe, Opinium Research, Paul Miller, personal religious beliefs, politics, primary schools, Religious Affiliation, religious education, religious leaders, religious prejudice, Scotland, Scottish Church Leaders’ Forum, Sheila Akomiah-Conteh, Terminally Ill Adults End of Life Bill, The Observer, trust in clergy and priests, truthfulness, YouGov | Leave a comment

Counting Religion in Britain, August 2024

Posted on September 1, 2024 by Clive D. Field

Counting Religion in Britain, No. 107, August 2024 features twelve short articles on 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 … Continue reading →

Posted in Attitudes towards Religion, church attendance, Ministry studies, News from religious organisations, Religion and Politics, religious festivals, Religious prejudice, Survey news | Tagged Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, anti-Semitic incidents, British Election Study Internet Panel, cathedral studies, church attendance, church closures, church decline, climate change, Community Security Trust, daily prayer, Daniel Staetsky, David Graham, environment, examinations, general election, George Lapshynov, importance of religion in personal life, Institute for Jewish Policy Research, international migrants, Ipsos, Islamic extremists, James Butler, Jewish News, Jews, Joint Council for Qualifications, Jonathan Evans, Journal of Beliefs and Values, Journal of Contemporary Religion, Langer Research Associates, Leslie Francis, Liverpool Cathedral, Lord Ashcroft Polls, Lydia Reid, Manolo Corichi, Maria Smerkovich, Methodist Church, Middle East, National Churches Trust, National Health Service, National Jewish Identity Survey, national religion, NHS, Paul Bickley, Pew Global Attitudes Survey, Pew Research Center, Practical Theology, religion as source of conflict, religious extremism, religious qualities of national leaders, religious studies, science and religion, Shabbat, Stephanie Kramer, Stephen Parker, Taylor and Francis, Theos, Whitestone Insight, William Miner, Yinxuan Huang, YouGov, Yunping Tong | Leave a comment

Counting Religion in Britain, July 2024

Posted on July 20, 2024 by Clive D. Field

Counting Religion in Britain, No. 106, July 2024 features ten short articles on 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 … Continue reading →

Posted in church attendance, Historical studies, Ministry studies, News from religious organisations, Official data, Religion and Politics, Religion and Social Capital, Survey news | Tagged 1950s, Andrew Village, armed forces, Billingham, Bolton, charitable giving, Christians, church attendance, church membership, Church of England, Clive Field, Diocese of Exeter, Diocese of Truro, diversity, Felicity Cooke, General Synod, Hamas, Historical Research, Humanists UK, Israel, Members of Parliament, Methodist Church of Great Britain, ministry, Ministry of Defence, Palestinians, Presbyterian Church of Wales, Rawmarsh, religious profession, rites of passage, Rural Theology, Scottish Episcopal Church, Scunthorpe, secularization, Stewardship, swearing-in, tithing, urban religion, Whitestone Insight, women’s ministry, YouGov | Leave a comment

Counting Religion in Britain, February 2024

Posted on March 2, 2024 by Clive D. Field

Counting Religion in Britain, No. 101, February 2024 features twelve short articles on 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 … Continue reading →

Posted in Historical studies, Ministry studies, News from religious organisations, Religion and Education, Religion and Politics, Religion in public debate, Religious Census, Religious prejudice, Survey news | Tagged Amy Unsworth, anti-Semitic incidents, Anti-Semitism, assisted dying, Avery Bazemore, Boydell Press, British Journal of Sociology, Caitriona McCartney, Cathedrals, census of population, church discos, Church of England, Community Security Trust, Conservative Party, David Graham, extremist threats, Fiona Tweedie, Gaza, Institute for Jewish Policy Research, Islamic extremists, Islamophobia, Islamophobic incidents, Israel, Israel-Hamas conflict, Jewish identity, Jonathan Boyd, Keir Starmer, Ken Eames, Labour Muslim Network, Labour Party, Living Ministry, Liz Graveling, Madeleine Pennington, Muslim Council of Britain, Muslims, National Jewish Identity Survey, Palestinians, racism, religious prejudice, religious studies, Rochdale by-election, Savanta, Stephen Jones, Sunday schools, Survation, Tell MAMA, terminal illness, The Times, Theos, voting intentions, wellbeing, Yoni Gordon-Teller, YouGov | Leave a comment

Counting Religion in Britain, December 2023

Posted on December 31, 2023 by Clive D. Field

Counting Religion in Britain, No. 99, December 2023 features nineteen short articles on 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 … Continue reading →

Posted in Attitudes towards Religion, church attendance, Covid-19, Historical studies, Ministry studies, News from religious organisations, Official data, Religion and Education, Religion and Ethnicity, Religion and Politics, Religion and Social Capital, Religious beliefs, Religious Census, religious festivals, Religious prejudice, Rites of Passage, Survey news | Tagged Alana Harris, Alternative beliefs, anti-Semitic incidents, Anti-Semitism, attendance at religious services, Aymen Habib, Ben Roberts, Carli Lessof, cathedral studies, Catholic Directory, Catholic Record Society, Catholic Union, census of population, charitable giving, Christmas, Christmas carols, Christmas traditions, Christmas tree, Church of England, clairvoyance, clergy and priests, closure of places of worship, Community Security Trust, conspiracy theories, coronavirus, cost of living crisis, Covid-19, England, Entretiens de Royaumont, ethnicity, Eurotrack, evidence for alien life, evolution, Fern Elsdon-Baker, Gaza, ghosts, Global Student Living Index, Hamas, Honor Gray, Institute for Jewish Policy Research, Ipsos, Ipsos Veracity Index, Islamophobia, Islamophobic incidents, Israel, Israel-Hamas conflict, James Riley, Jewish Leadership Council, Jewish university students, Jews, Journal of Beliefs and Values, Kate Gosschalk, Laura Piggott, Leslie Francis, Muslim Charities Forum, Muslims, National Jewish Identity Survey, nativity display at home, nfpResearch, Northern Ireland, Office for National Statistics, Opinions and Lifestyle Survey, Oxford University Press, Palestine, Palestinians, Perils of Perception, predictions, professions, Public Opinions and Social Trends, Religious Affiliation, religious census, religious festivals, religious prejudice, Republic of Ireland, rites of passage, Roman Catholics, Savanta, science and religion, Scotland, Sikhs, Stephen Parker, Survation, Tell MAMA, Templeton Religion Trust, Timothy Kinnear, trust to tell the truth, University of Birmingham, volunteering, Wales, wellbeing, witchcraft, Yonder, YouGov | Leave a comment

Counting Religion in Britain, November 2023

Posted on December 8, 2023 by Clive D. Field

Counting Religion in Britain, No. 98, November 2023 features seventeen short articles on 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 … Continue reading →

Posted in church attendance, Ministry studies, News from religious organisations, Official data, Religion and Education, Religion and Politics, Religion and Social Capital, Religion in public debate, Religious beliefs, Religious Census, Religious prejudice, Rites of Passage, Survey news | Tagged anti-Semitic incidents, Anti-Semitism, attachment to God(s), attendance at religious services, Batley, bereavement, blasphemy, Buddhists, Campaign against Antisemitism, census of population, Christians, Christians against Poverty, Church of England, churches, Community Security Trust, coronavirus, cost of living crisis, councillors, Covid-19, Damon Perry, death, dying, emotions, Equality and Human Rights Commission, Equality and Human Rights Monitor, Eurotrack, financial pressures, funerals, God(s), Hamas, happiness, higher spiritual being(s), Hindus, image of the Prophet Muhammad, importance of religion for personal identity, Institute for Jewish Policy Research, Institute for the Impact of Faith in Life, Ipsos, Islamophobia, Israel, Israel-Palestine conflict, Israelis, Jed Meers, Jews, job satisfaction, Jonathan Boyd, Keir Starmer, Ken Eames, Labour Party, life satisfaction, London City Mission, Madeleine Pennington, Mental Health, Muslim Census, Muslims, Nathan Mladin, optimism, ordinands, Ordinands’ Association, Palestinians, Pearn Kandola Research, police, Policy Exchange, politics, practising Christians, psychological wellbeing, Rakib Ehsan, Religious Affiliation, religious hate crimes, religious prejudice, resilience, Savanta, schoolteachers, Scotland, self-censorship, self-control, sexual orientation, sharing the faith, Sikhs, Sky, statistics for mission, Strategic Development Funding, Techne UK, Theos, voting intentions, Wales, work, workplace, YouGov | Leave a comment

Counting Religion in Britain, October 2023

Posted on November 1, 2023 by Clive D. Field

Counting Religion in Britain, No. 97, October 2023 features eleven short articles on 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 … Continue reading →

Posted in Ministry studies, News from religious organisations, Official data, Religion and Ethnicity, Religion and Politics, Religion and Social Capital, Religious prejudice, Survey news | Tagged anti-Semitic incidents, Anti-Semitism, Bible Society, Carli Lessof, Chinese Christianity, clergy and priests, Community Security Trust, faith workers, family ties with Israel, Gallup, Gallup World Poll, Gaza, Hamas, hate crimes, Home Office, Hong Kong, Immigration, Institute for Jewish Policy Research, Ipsos Global Trustworthiness Index, Islamophobia, Islamophobic incidents, Israel, Israel-Hamas conflict, Israelis, Jonathan Boyd, Kaya Burgess, London School of Theology, MEND, Muslim Census, Muslims, Palestinians, Pew Global Attitudes Survey, Pew Research Center, police, politics, Radiant Foundation, religious prejudice, Rob Ford, Savanta ComRes, stress, Tell MAMA, terrorist organization, The Times, trustworthiness, Unite the union, voting intention, wellbeing, Yinxuan Huang, YouGov | Leave a comment

Counting Religion in Britain, September 2023

Posted on October 1, 2023 by Clive D. Field

Counting Religion in Britain, No. 96, September 2023 features ten articles on 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 96 … Continue reading →

Posted in Covid-19, Ministry studies, News from religious organisations, Official data, Religion and Education, Religion in public debate, Religious Census, Religious prejudice, Survey news | Tagged Alevis, Anti-Semitism, assisted dying, Carli Lessof, Catholic Directory for Scotland, census of population, Church Commissioners’ Strategic Development Fund, church membership, Church of England, Church of Scotland, Church Wigan, clergy, coronavirus, Covid-19, David Graham, Deanery of Wigan, degree qualifications, Dignity in Dying, Diocese of Liverpool, feelings of insecurity, Gaza, Ian Paul, Institute for Jewish Policy Research, Intergras Consulting, international migrants, Islamophobia, Israel, Jews, Jonathan Boyd, Kate Hutton, Kaya Burgess, Methodist Church, Muslims, Office for National Statistics, Psephizo, religious prejudice, religious studies, Roman Catholic Church, Rosh Hashana, Savanta ComRes, Scotland, secondary school subjects, small populations, statistics for mission, synagogue attendance, The Times, Transforming Wigan, YouGov | Leave a comment

Counting Religion in Britain, August 2023

Posted on September 3, 2023 by Clive D. Field

Counting Religion in Britain, No. 95, August 2023 features fourteen articles on 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 95 … Continue reading →

Posted in Covid-19, Ministry studies, News from religious organisations, Official data, Religion and Education, Religion and Politics, Religion and Social Capital, Religion in public debate, Religion in the Press, Religious beliefs, Religious Census, Religious prejudice, Survey news | Tagged Andrew Village, anti-Semitic incidents, Anti-Semitism, Archbishop of Canterbury, assisted dying, asylum seekers, Baris Varli, belief in god(s), Brexit, Cabinet Office, Carli Lessof, census of population, charitable giving, Christian country, church attendance, Church of England, civil servants, clergy, Community Security Trust, conversion therapy, coronavirus, Covid-19, Covid-19 and Church-21, CROss-National Online Survey-2, Daniel Staetsky, David Graham, Diffley Partnership, Discounts for Teachers, European Social Survey, extremism, Handa Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence, Haredi Jewish children, House of Lords, importance of God, Institute for Jewish Policy Research, intermarriage, Israel, John Haley, Joint Council for Qualifications, Jonathan Boyd, Journal of Psychology and Theology, Journal of Religion and Health, Justin Welby, Kaya Burgess, Leslie Francis, Lords Spiritual, Lukman Ali, Methodist Church, Methodist circuit ministers, Muslim Charities Forum, Muslims, National Zakat Foundation UK, net zero, Office for National Statistics, OnePoll, overcrowding, Pew Global Attitudes Survey, Pew Research Center, public examinations, religion’s influence on the world, Religious Affiliation, religious census, religious education, religious prejudice, religious studies, Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion, same-sex marriage, Scotland, sectarianism, Sunday trading laws, Survation, The Times, truth in religion, under-occupancy, United States of America, Ursula McKenna, voting intention, wellbeing, YouGov, Zakat | Leave a comment

Counting Religion in Britain, April 2023

Posted on April 30, 2023 by Clive D. Field

Counting Religion in Britain, No. 91, April 2023 features 10 articles on 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 91 … Continue reading →

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