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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 →

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Counting Religion in Britain, September 2024

Posted on September 30, 2024 by Clive D. Field

Counting Religion in Britain, No. 108, September 2024 features eight 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 →

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Counting Religion in Britain, April 2024

Posted on May 2, 2024 by Clive D. Field

Counting Religion in Britain, No. 103, April 2024 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 →

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Counting Religion in Britain, January 2024

Posted on February 2, 2024 by Clive D. Field

Counting Religion in Britain, No. 100, January 2024 features fourteen 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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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Counting Religion in Britain, June 2023

Posted on June 30, 2023 by Clive D. Field

Counting Religion in Britain, No. 93, June 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 93 … Continue reading →

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Counting Religion in Britain, May 2023

Posted on June 2, 2023 by Clive D. Field

Counting Religion in Britain, No. 92, May 2023 features 16 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 92 … Continue reading →

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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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