Category Archives: Religious beliefs

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, November 2022

Posted on December 1, 2022 by Clive D. Field

Counting Religion in Britain, No. 86, November 2022 features 16 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 86 November 2022 … 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, 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, 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, April 2022

Posted on May 2, 2022 by Clive D. Field

Counting Religion in Britain, No. 79, April 2022 features 14 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 79 April 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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Counting Religion in Britain, December 2021

Posted on January 1, 2022 by Clive D. Field

Counting Religion in Britain, No. 75, December 2021 features 17 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 75 December 2021 … Continue reading →

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Counting Religion in Britain, November 2021

Posted on December 2, 2021 by Clive D. Field

Counting Religion in Britain, No. 74, November 2021 features 19 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 74 November … Continue reading →

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