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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 September 2023

OPINION POLLS

Majority of people of faith supportive of assisted dying according to two YouGov polls
Importance of teaching Religious Studies at secondary school
Perceptions of anti-Semitism and Islamophobia as problems in the UK

FAITH ORGANIZATION STUDIES

The Times survey of Church of England priests (continuation)
Evaluation of the Transforming Wigan project in the Church of England
Methodist Church Statistics for Mission, 2022
Church of Scotland enhances capacity for research and analysis
Pastoral statistics of the Catholic Church in Scotland
Latest publications from the Institute for Jewish Policy Research

OFFICIAL AND QUASI-OFFICIAL STATISTICS

Census, 2021, England and Wales: new reports and data

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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 August 2023

OPINION POLLS

Is the UK a Christian country? Perceptions of the general public
YouGov trackers: influence of religion, belief in god(s), Sunday trading laws
Utility of religious education in schools
Perceptions of the United States as more religious than other wealthy nations

FAITH ORGANIZATION STUDIES

The Times survey of Church of England priests
Three recent reports from the Institute for Jewish Policy Research
Anti-Semitic incidents in the UK, January–June 2023
British Muslims’ charitable giving

OFFICIAL AND QUASI-OFFICIAL STATISTICS

Extremism in Scotland: new evidence of public attitudes
Religion of civil servants
Census 2021, England and Wales: overcrowding and under-occupancy by religion
Public examination results in Religious Studies, June 2023: A Levels and GCSEs

ACADEMIC STUDIES

Recent articles by Leslie Francis and his research network

NEW DATASET

European Social Survey: release of CRONOS-2 dataset

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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

OPINION POLLS

After the census results: Christianity in Britain according to Opinium Research
YouGov’s aspects of Christmas poll―was there still room for Jesus Christ?
YouGov poll on self-reported observance of childhood Christmas traditions
Church buildings: Savanta ComRes poll for the National Churches Trust
Religious agencies and cost of living crisis: Savanta ComRes poll for Church of England
Christian mission: Savanta ComRes poll for Operation Mobilisation
Religion and worldviews: Savanta ComRes poll for Culham St Gabriel’s Trust
Same-sex marriage and the Church of England: YouGov poll of public attitudes
Attitudes to Jews and Muslims: Savanta ComRes poll for Voice4Change
Science and religion: more findings from the Theos/Faraday Institute research project
Changing beliefs in God across the generations: Ipsos MORI survey
YouGov poll on self-reported frequency of reading horoscopes
YouGov poll on prevalence of superstitious beliefs

FAITH ORGANIZATION STUDIES

Christmas church services in 2022: Bible Society survey for Ecclesiastical
Church of England’s state of readiness to welcome the public at Christmas
Church of England Statistics for Mission, 2021
Church of England Carbon Emissions Report, 2021
United Reformed Church statistics in its 2023 Yearbook
Catholic Education Service’s annual census of Catholic schools and colleges
British Sikh Report, 2022
Hindus and Christians in the workforce: Pearn Kandola reports

OFFICIAL AND QUASI-OFFICIAL STATISTICS

UK armed forces biannual diversity statistics, October 2022
Diversity and inclusion of Scottish Government workforce, 2021: religion
Police-recorded hate crime in Scotland during 2020–21 and 2021–22
Religious census of England and Wales, 2021 (1): expert reactions to the topline data
Religious census of England and Wales, 2021 (2): age and sex breaks

ACADEMIC STUDIES

Religion and occupational structure in early nineteenth-century Wales
Places of worship in Great Britain and Ireland, c.1829–c.1929
Churchgoing in Cheltenham in 1882
Mass Observation, religion, and the Second World War
British Methodism’s engagement with sociology during the long 1960s
Recent changes in British Methodism as reflected in two surveys of presbyters
Coronavirus chronicles: wellbeing of Anglican clergy and laity during third lockdown
Microsimulation of ‘fuzzy fidelity’: cohort effect explanation of secularization
Spirituality in northern Europe: International Social Survey Program data

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Counting Religion in Britain, February 2022

Posted on February 28, 2022 by Clive D. Field

Counting Religion in Britain, No. 77, February 2022 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 77 February 2022

OPINION POLLS

Changing public views on the possible timeline and causation for human extinction
Fashion and faith: Savanta ComRes poll for Tearfund

FAITH ORGANIZATION STUDIES

Churches and mental health: Christian Research Resonate panel survey
Safeguarding LGBT+ Christians survey, 2021
Jewish identities of UK and European Jewry
Anti-Semitic incidents in the UK exhibit steep rise during 2021
Coronavirus chronicles: Jewish mortality exceeds 1,000

OFFICIAL AND QUASI-OFFICIAL STATISTICS

Coronavirus chronicles: odds of testing positive for Covid-19 vary by religious group
Census of population, Scotland, 2022
Scottish Household Survey: analysis of religion in relation to culture in 2020
Religious affiliation of the legal profession in 2021

ACADEMIC STUDIES

Religion and science: still a gap to close among the clergy
Coronavirus chronicles: doubts about the long-term viability of online worship

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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

OPINION POLLS

Exploring spirituality and alternative beliefs with YouGov
Islamophobia in contemporary Britain: University of Birmingham and YouGov study
Perceptions of anti-Semitism and Islamophobia as problems in the UK
Perceived threat posed by Islamic State in Britain
Attitudes to Sunday trading legislation in England and Wales: YouGov tracker

FAITH ORGANIZATION STUDIES

Coronavirus chronicles: Church of England Living Ministry panel survey wave 3 report
Coronavirus chronicles: update on Jewish mortality

OFFICIAL AND QUASI-OFFICIAL STATISTICS

Coronavirus chronicles: vaccination rates by religion to 31 December 2021

ACADEMIC STUDIES

Recent articles in academic journals: ‘Coronavirus, Church, and You’ (four articles)
Three other recent academic outputs

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Counting Religion in Britain, July 2021

Posted on July 15, 2021 by Clive D. Field

Counting Religion in Britain, No. 70, July 2021 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 70 July 2021

OPINION POLLS

Coronavirus chronicles: comfort about resuming attendance at places of worship
Perceived tension between different religions: Ipsos multinational survey
Perceptions of anti-Semitism and Islamophobia as problems in the UK
Reported sightings of, and suspected government secrecy about, UFOs: YouGov poll

FAITH ORGANIZATION STUDIES

Coronavirus chronicles: Church Army launches ‘investigating the distanced church’
Coronavirus chronicles: Methodist Church Statistics for Mission
Coronavirus chronicles: Jewish mortality during the first year of the pandemic

OFFICIAL AND QUASI-OFFICIAL STATISTICS

Coronavirus chronicles: marriages in Scotland dramatically down in 2020

ACADEMIC STUDIES

Recent articles in academic journals: theme issue on psychological type and religion
Recent articles in academic journals: six miscellaneous

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Counting Religion in Britain, February 2021

Posted on March 2, 2021 by Clive D. Field

Counting Religion in Britain, No. 65, February 2021 features 30 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 65 February 2021

OPINION POLLS

Coronavirus chronicles: are things really looking up that much for the Churches?
Coronavirus chronicles: Christian Aid poll on Covid-19 vaccines in developing nations
Coronavirus chronicles: returning to places of worship after lockdown
Coronavirus chronicles: Survation on lockdown of Scottish places of worship
Coronavirus chronicles: religious correlates of attitudes to abortion in England
Perceived importance of religion for getting ahead in life: KCL inequality poll
The Together Initiative’s Our Chance to Reconnect report: religion questions
ICM/Henry Jackson Society poll of UK adults and Black Britons: religion comparisons
Savanta ComRes report on Church Leaders Panel for 2020
Perceptions of anti-Semitism and Islamophobia as problems in the UK

FAITH ORGANIZATION STUDIES

Coronavirus chronicles: reaching for the Bible in a time of pandemic
Coronavirus chronicles: Church of England discussion paper on its prospects
Coronavirus chronicles: the attitudes of churchgoing laity in the Church of England
Coronavirus chronicles: survey of the views of Christian event organizers
Coronavirus chronicles: Jewish mortality from Covid-19
Community Security Trust’s anti-Semitic incidents report for 2020
Coronavirus chronicles: the Muslim experience of Covid-19
Attitudes of young British Christians towards climate change
Church of England’s carbon footprint: first year’s data from energy tool

OFFICIAL AND QUASI-OFFICIAL STATISTICS

On your marks! The decennial population census of England and Wales is on 21 March
Scottish Surveys Core Questions: 2019 results released

ACADEMIC STUDIES

Coronavirus chronicles: University of York’s ‘Covid-19, Churches, and Communities’
Coronavirus chronicles: launch of Evidence for Equality National Survey (EVENS)
Coronavirus chronicles: impact of Covid-19 on London’s Strictly Orthodox Jews
Renewal in the Baptist Union of Great Britain during the 1990s
Theology and Religious Studies Provision in UK Higher Education (2019): A response
Three recent articles in academic religion journals

NEW DATASETS

UK Data Service, SN 8767: Community Life Survey, 2019–2020
UK Data Service, SN 8772: British Social Attitudes Survey, 2019

PEOPLE NEWS

Katie Harrison appointed Archbishop of Canterbury’s public affairs adviser

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Counting Religion in Britain, November 2020

Posted on December 1, 2020 by Clive D. Field

Counting Religion in Britain, No. 62, November 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 62 November 2020

OPINION POLLS

How we get along: Woolf Institute diversity study of England and Wales
Ipsos MORI Veracity Index, 2020: who trusts clergy and priests to tell the truth?
Religious correlates of adoption/fostering: Savanta ComRes poll for Home for Good
Importance attached to Religious Studies as a secondary school subject
Knowledge of the Holocaust and its importance in the school history curriculum
Perceptions of anti-Semitism and Islamophobia as problems in the UK
Legacy of Islamic State: the public’s ongoing lack of sympathy for Shamima Begum
Coronavirus chronicles: Co-op calls for reopening of places of worship during lockdown
Coronavirus chronicles: door-to-door carol singing not so welcome this Christmas

FAITH ORGANIZATION STUDIES

Coronavirus chronicles: Evangelical Alliance’s second survey of Changing Church
Church growth and social action in the Church of England
Church of England cathedral statistics, 2019
Coronavirus chronicles: UK Jewish mortality from Covid-19
Coronavirus chronicles: MCB report on British Muslims and Covid-19
Islamophobia and the Labour Party: report by the Labour Muslim Network

OFFICIAL AND QUASI-OFFICIAL STATISTICS

Campaign to recognize Sikhs as an ethnic group in the 2021 census of population
Coronavirus chronicles: partnerships between faith groups and local authorities

ACADEMIC STUDIES

Coronavirus chronicles: fear, isolation, and compulsive buying among religious groups
Coronavirus chronicles: more findings from ‘Coronavirus, Church, and You’ survey
Coronavirus chronicles: Exeter report on Covid-19, Christian faith, and wellbeing
Secularization at the grass roots: a perspective from twentieth-century Slough
Round-up of recent academic journal articles

NEW DATASET

UK Data Service, SN 8718: National Survey for Wales, 2019–2020

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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

OPINION POLLS

Religious or spiritual wellbeing as a source of happiness: Ipsos Global Advisor poll
Religious attitudes to climate change: Savanta ComRes polling for Christian Aid
Attitudes to Sunday trading laws in England and Wales: latest YouGov tracker
Coronavirus chronicles: not so happy holidays–Ipsos MORI poll of public expectations
Coronavirus chronicles: religious correlates of Christmas planning during a pandemic
Conspiracy theories: public knowledge of, and support for, QAnon in Great Britain
Conspiracy theories: have humans made contact with aliens?
Perceptions of anti-Semitism and Islamophobia as problems in the UK
Labour Party and anti-Semitism: Jeremy Corbyn’s suspension as a party member

FAITH ORGANIZATION STUDIES

Economic and social value of church buildings: The House of Good report
Coronavirus chronicles: YourNeighbour’s The Church in Lockdown report
Coronavirus chronicles: more findings from ‘Coronavirus, Church, and You’ survey
Church of England Statistics for Mission, 2019 and Digital Report, 2020
Church of England Living Ministry research: summative report–How Clergy Thrive
Coronavirus chronicles: survey of Baptist Union churches during lockdown
Coronavirus chronicles: round-up of the Jewish experience of Covid-19
European Jewish population trends and estimates
Perceived threat to secular education: new National Secular Society research report

OFFICIAL AND QUASI-OFFICIAL STATISTICS

Home Office annual report on hate crime in England and Wales, 2019/20

ACADEMIC STUDIES

Revisiting secularization in modern Britain: Steve Bruce’s latest book
Islam and Muslims on British university campuses
Residential patterns of Strictly Orthodox Jewish communities in Britain
Coronavirus chronicles: UCL study of Covid-19’s effects on religious worship

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Counting Religion in Britain, December 2019

Posted on December 31, 2019 by Clive D. Field

Counting Religion in Britain, No. 51, December 2019 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 51 December 2019

OPINION POLLS

Who doesn’t like Christmas? Some religious correlates from YouGov Profiles
Attitudes to Jews and Muslims: ICM Unlimited polling for Avaaz
Attitudes to Israel and the Middle East conflict: annual Populus/BICOM survey, 2019
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club’s fanbase consultation on the use of the Y-word
Autumn 2019 Eurobarometer: what value do we place on religion?

OPINION POLLS–2019 GENERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN (PART 2)

Religion and party choice: Lord Ashcroft’s data on how people actually voted
Muslims and the general election: Savanta ComRes poll for Henry Jackson Society
Anti-Semitism as a general election issue for the Labour Party

FAITH ORGANIZATION STUDIES

Wellbeing and flourishing among Church of England clergy and ordinands

OFFICIAL AND QUASI-OFFICIAL STATISTICS

ONS Research Report on Population Estimates by Ethnic Group and Religion
UK Sikhs and the ethnicity question in the 2021 census of population
Religious profession of UK armed forces personnel: biannual update

ACADEMIC STUDIES

Religion and party choice: data from the British Election Study Internet Panel
Religion and party choice among Roman Catholics in 2017 and 2019
Pew Research Center on religion and living arrangements around the world
Religion and parental values: evidence from the Millennium Cohort Study
Muslim perceptions of Western hostility to Islam in 2011 and 2013
Annual update of BRIN source database for 2019

NEW DATASET

Pew Global Attitudes Survey, Spring 2018

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