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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, September 2019

Posted on September 30, 2019 by Clive D. Field

Counting Religion in Britain, No. 48, September 2019 features 18 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 48 September 2019 … Continue reading →

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Counting Religion in Britain, January 2019

Posted on February 2, 2019 by Clive D. Field

Counting Religion in Britain, No. 40, January 2019 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 40 January 2019 OPINION … Continue reading →

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Counting Religion in Britain, December 2018

Posted on December 31, 2018 by Clive D. Field

Counting Religion in Britain, No. 39, December 2018 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 39 December 2018 … Continue reading →

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Counting Religion in Britain, August 2018

Posted on August 31, 2018 by Clive D. Field

Counting Religion in Britain, No. 35, August 2018 features 22 new sources. It can be read in full below. Alternatively, you can download the PDF version: No 35 August 2018 OPINION POLLS Boris Johnson and the burka The debate over the … Continue reading →

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Counting Religion in Britain, June 2018

Posted on June 30, 2018 by Clive D. Field

Counting Religion in Britain, No. 33, June 2018 features 17 new sources. At present, the full text (including weblinks) is only available to download in PDF format No 33 June 2018 The contents list is as follows: OPINION POLLS Christian England? … Continue reading →

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Counting Religion in Britain, May 2018

Posted on May 31, 2018 by Clive D. Field

Counting Religion in Britain, No. 32, May 2018 features 17 new sources. It can be read in full below. Alternatively, you can download the PDF version: No 32 May 2018 OPINION POLLS Being Christian in Western Europe The Pew Research … Continue reading →

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Counting Religion in Britain, December 2017

Posted on January 1, 2018 by Clive D. Field

Counting Religion in Britain, No. 27, December 2017 features 24 new sources. It can be read in full below. Alternatively, you can download the PDF version: No 27 December 2017 OPINION POLLS Perils of perception The latest Ipsos global Perils of … Continue reading →

Chaplaincy ‘Wars’ and Other News

Posted on July 1, 2013 by Clive D. Field

It is not an unusual occurrence for religious statistics to be debated and contested, but those relating to hospital chaplaincy seem to be especially prone to feature in public rows. Two competing pictures of what is happening to the number … Continue reading →

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