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Tag Archives: Theos
Pope Benedict Departs and Other News
Benedict XVI leaves the papal office today following his resignation earlier in the month, and it is fitting that he should be the lead story in our latest BRIN post. This mostly derives from YouGov’s February 2013 Eurotrack survey, but … Continue reading
Posted in Religion and Politics, Religion in public debate, Survey news
Tagged Andrea Hatcher, Andy Walton, Coalition Government, conservatism, Denmark, education, Elisabeth Arweck, European Union, Eurotrack, Finland, France, Germany, household finances, Islam, Jewish leaders, Journal of Beliefs & Values, Leslie Francis, Muslim clerics, Nick Spencer, politicians, politics, Pope Benedict XVI, Religion and Society Programme, Religious Affiliation, Religious diversity, religious leaders, religious right, Robert Jackson, Roman Catholic Church, secondary schools, Sweden, Theos, YouGov, young people
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Religious Census 2011 – Initial Responses
Herewith an initial trawl of statements by interested parties about the results from the religion question in the 2011 census of population of England and Wales. All the statements were published on 11 or 12 December 2012. No claim is … Continue reading
Posted in Official data, Religion in public debate, Religion in the Press
Tagged Bible Society, British Humanist Association, Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales, census of population, Church of England, Ekklesia, Evangelical Alliance, Fresh Expressions, Institute for Jewish Policy Research, Methodist Church of Great Britain, Muslim Council of Britain, National Secular Society, Religious Affiliation, The Guardian, Theos
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Faith of the Faithless
‘Whatever the trends in affiliation to formalised religion in Britain, we are not a post-religious, still less a post-spiritual, society, and … even those “beyond the fringe” – who do not call themselves religious, attend religious services or believe in … Continue reading
Anglican Themes – and Funeral Hymns
The cluster of news stories which have come to hand within the last four days mainly concern the Church of England, but a couple are also of wider interest: Church of England Growth? The Church of England launched a new … Continue reading
Posted in church attendance, News from religious organisations, Religion and Social Capital, Survey news
Tagged Andreas Whittam Smith, Angels, Association of English Cathedrals, Association of Leading Visitor Attractions, Cathedrals, church attendance, church growth, Church of England, Church of England Newspaper, Co-operative Funeralcare, ComRes, David Voas, Foundation for Church Leadership, funerals, FutureFirst, God, Grubb Institute, heritage, hymns, Jesus Christ, life after death, music, Peter Brierley, reincarnation, Religious Affiliation, religious beliefs, Resurrection, soul, spiritual capital, Theos, tourism, universal life force, University of Essex, Visit England, visitors
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Seasonal Good Intentions
One-quarter of Britons expect to attend a church service over the Christmas period this year, according to a YouGov poll on Christmas commissioned by The Sun newspaper and published in today’s issue under the heading of ‘We’re Dreaming of a … Continue reading
Theos Civil Unrest Survey
Britain may be poised for a period of protest and civil unrest, according to a new survey by ComRes for Theos, the public theology think-tank, released on 3 March. Fieldwork was conducted online on 23-25 February 2011, among 2,003 adults … Continue reading
Christmas Present
Further to our recent post on the religious meaning of Christmas in contemporary Britain, as recorded by GfK NOP/The Children’s Society (http://www.brin.ac.uk/news/?p=744), additional insights are provided in a poll released by the theological think-tank Theos on 8 December. The study … Continue reading
Religion and Wellbeing
To coincide with the publication on 13 October of their new report on human wellbeing, entitled Wholly Living, aid agencies CAFOD and Tearfund and think-tank Theos commissioned ComRes to undertake an online poll on 24-26 September among a representative sample … Continue reading
Posted in Survey news
Tagged CAFOD, ComRes, happiness, important issues, Tearfund, Theos, wellbeing
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Papal Visit – More Surveys
We recently reported (http://www.brin.ac.uk/news/?p=517) on an opinion poll conducted in Scotland on attitudes towards the forthcoming (16-19 September) state and pastoral visit of Pope Benedict XVI to England and Scotland. Today (4 September) two surveys conducted among representative samples of … Continue reading
Posted in Survey news
Tagged Act of Settlement, Caritas in Veritate, Catholic social teaching, Christian culture, Church of England, ComRes, economics, Elena Curti, environment, Faith schools, human rights, Ipsos-MORI, morality, paedophilia, papal encyclical, papal visit, Paul Woolley, Pope Benedict XVI, Queen, Richard Norman, Roman Catholic Church, Rowan Williams, sexual abuse, sexuality, state visit, The Tablet, Theos, women priests
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Bible Reading and Bible Origins
The Spring 2010 issue of Word in Action, the Bible Society’s magazine, contains an article by Jennie Pollock entitled ‘Positive Vibes for Bible’. This sets out the headline findings of a recent opinion poll commissioned by Theos, the public theology … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, Bible reading, Bible Society, ComRes, Theos, word of God
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