Tag Archives: students

Counting Religion in Britain, June 2018

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

Posted in Historical studies, Ministry studies, News from religious organisations, Official data, Religion and Politics, Religion and Social Capital, Religion in public debate, Religious prejudice, Rites of Passage, Survey news | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Pope Francis and Other News

Following on from our previous post, which reported on a major new survey of Catholic opinion, today we summarize recent poll evidence about how Pope Francis is perceived to be getting on by the British public. We also include our … Continue reading

Posted in church attendance, Historical studies, News from religious organisations, Religion in public debate, Religion in the Press, Survey news | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

British Social Attitudes, 2011

The twenty-ninth report from the British Social Attitudes (BSA) Survey was published by NatCen Social Research on 17 September 2012, less than a year after the completion of the fieldwork (June-November 2011) on which it is based. As usual, the … Continue reading

Posted in church attendance, Religion and Ethnicity, Religion and Politics, Religion in public debate, Survey news | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Islamophobia in the West

Islamophobia in the West: Measuring and Explaining Individual Attitudes, edited by Marc Helbling (of the Social Science Research Centre, Berlin) was published by Routledge on 16 February 2012 (ISBN 978-0-415-59444-8, hardback, £80). The book comprises 13 essays exploring the views … Continue reading

Posted in Attitudes towards Religion, Measuring religion, Religion and Ethnicity, Religion and Politics, Religion in public debate | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

National Jewish Student Survey, 2011

‘Jewish students are comfortable being openly Jewish at British universities, despite having concerns about attitudes to Israel on campus. Their commitment to Israel and the Jewish people is robust, but their appreciation of their personal social responsibility lacks muscle.’ These … Continue reading

Posted in News from religious organisations, Religion and Social Capital, Survey news | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Catholicity of Catholic Schools

When are Catholic schools no longer Catholic? This is the question posed by Sam Adams, news reporter for the Catholic weekly The Tablet, following publication on 23 September 2011 of the Catholic Education Service for England and Wales (CESEW)’s Digest … Continue reading

Posted in News from religious organisations, Religion and Ethnicity, Religion in public debate, Religion in the Press | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Religion and Belief in Higher Education Project

The Religion and Belief in Higher Education project, based at the Faculty of Education, Health and Sciences, University of Derby, has just entered its primary data-gathering phase, with separate online surveys launched for higher education staff and students. Commissioned by … Continue reading

Posted in Survey news | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment