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Counting Religion in Britain, October 2021

Posted on November 1, 2021 by Clive D. Field

Counting Religion in Britain, No. 73, October 2021 features 13 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 73 October 2021 … Continue reading →

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Counting Religion in Britain, September 2021

Posted on October 1, 2021 by Clive D. Field

Counting Religion in Britain, No. 72, September 2021 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 72 September 2021 … Continue reading →

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Counting Religion in Britain, June 2021

Posted on June 21, 2021 by Clive D. Field

Counting Religion in Britain, No. 69, June 2021 features 13 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 69 June 2021 … Continue reading →

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Counting Religion in Britain, May 2021

Posted on May 20, 2021 by Clive D. Field

Counting Religion in Britain, No. 68, May 2021 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 68 May 2021 … Continue reading →

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Counting Religion in Britain, March 2021

Posted on April 2, 2021 by Clive D. Field

Counting Religion in Britain, No. 66, March 2021 features 20 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 66 March 2021 … Continue reading →

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Counting Religion in Britain, December 2020

Posted on January 3, 2021 by Clive D. Field

Counting Religion in Britain, No. 63, December 2020 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 63 December 2020 … Continue reading →

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Counting Religion in Britain, October 2020

Posted on November 3, 2020 by Clive D. Field

Counting Religion in Britain, No. 61, October 2020 features 23 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 61 October 2020 … Continue reading →

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Counting Religion in Britain, September 2020

Posted on October 1, 2020 by Clive D. Field

Counting Religion in Britain, No. 60, September 2020 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 60 September 2020 … Continue reading →

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Counting Religion in Britain, August 2020

Posted on August 31, 2020 by Clive D. Field

Counting Religion in Britain, No. 59, August 2020 features 21 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 59 August 2020 … Continue reading →

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Counting Religion in Britain, July 2020

Posted on August 2, 2020 by Clive D. Field

Counting Religion in Britain, No. 58, July 2020 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 58 July 2020 … Continue reading →

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