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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 →

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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Counting Religion in Britain, March 2023

Posted on April 2, 2023 by Clive D. Field

Counting Religion in Britain, No. 90, March 2023 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 90 March 2023 … Continue reading →

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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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A less Christian future for England and Wales

Posted on February 5, 2023 by David Voas

The breakdown of the census religion counts by age and sex, released 30 January 2023, helps us to picture the religious landscape in the decades ahead. The obvious change is well known, though perhaps not yet fully grasped: the proportion … 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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Christian decline: How it’s measured and what it means

Posted on January 25, 2023 by David Voas

The 2021 census in England and Wales suggests that self-identified Christians are now less than half the population. Anyone following the British Social Attitudes (BSA) survey will regard this development as old news: it has put the Christian share below … Continue reading →

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Counting Religion in Britain, December 2022

Posted on December 10, 2022 by Clive D. Field

Counting Religion in Britain, No. 87, December 2022 is a special 14-page edition devoted to the first release of data from the religion question in the 2021 Census of Population in England and Wales. This issue of BRIN’s monthly bulletin … 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, 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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