Author Archives: Clive D. Field

Anglican Themes – and Funeral Hymns

Posted on October 16, 2012 by Clive D. Field

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 | Leave a comment

Respect for Clergy and Other News

Posted on October 13, 2012 by Clive D. Field

Herewith some news stories about British religious statistics which have come to hand during the past fortnight; they are arranged in order of release date. Evangelicals and Money Evangelical Christians are not immune from the economic downturn, with 15% feeling … Continue reading →

Posted in News from religious organisations, Survey news | Tagged Angus Reid Public Opinion, Archbishop of Canterbury, Canada, Christian Research, Church of England, clergy, ComRes, Cpanel, English Heritage, Evangelical Alliance, evangelicals, freedom of expression, heritage, Innocence of Muslims, Islamophobia, ministers, money, Newman Demographic Survey, Pastoral Research Centre, places of worship, priests, professions, Resonate, respect, Roman Catholic Church, Rowan Williams, tolerance, United States of America, women bishops | 1 Comment

Rating Rowan Williams and Other New Sources

Posted on September 30, 2012 by Clive D. Field

There follows a round-up of British religious statistics published between 26 and 28 September 2012, arranged in order of their date of release. Additionally, it should be noted that, although the Office for National Statistics issued a statistical bulletin on … Continue reading →

Posted in News from religious organisations, Religion and Politics, Religion in the Press, Survey news | Tagged Arab Spring, Archbishop of Canterbury, BBC Local Radio, Ben Clements, British Social Attitudes Survey, Church of England, ComRes, cultural boycott, democracy, English Baccalaureate, GCSEs, Innocence of Muslims, Islam, Islamophobia, Israel, Jewish Chronicle, Journal of Contemporary Religion, Muslim world, National Association of Teachers of Religious Education, religious education, religious groups, Rowan Williams, schools, The Guardian, United States, violence, West, YouGov | 1 Comment

September Snippets

Posted on September 23, 2012 by Clive D. Field

Herewith the headlines from five new sources of British religious statistics, arranged in order of their date of release: Creationism versus Evolution Whereas 51% of Americans still believe that God created human beings in their present form within the last … Continue reading →

Posted in News from religious organisations, Official data, Religion and Politics, Survey news | Tagged Angus Reid Public Opinion, BBC Local Radio, Canada, Church of England, church weddings, ComRes, Creationism, David Cameron, Ed Miliband, Evening Standard, evolution, God, hate crimes, Home Office, human beings, Ipsos-MORI, man of faith, marriage, police, politics, United States of America, women bishops, www.yourchurchwedding.org | 1 Comment

Eighteenth-Century Religious Statistics

Posted on September 21, 2012 by Clive D. Field

The statistical analysis of religion in England and Wales has usually commenced with the mid-nineteenth century, but the first holistic quantification of eighteenth-century religious adherence has now been published, as a contribution to the BRIN project, in Clive Field, ‘Counting Religion … Continue reading →

Posted in church attendance, Historical studies | Tagged Archdeaconry of Salop, Church of England, Clive Field, Diocese of Salisbury, Journal of Church and State, Journal of Ecclesiastical History, religious adherence, Shropshire Record Society, Sylvia Watts, Wiltshire Studies | 4 Comments

August YouGov Polls on Political Issues

Posted on September 19, 2012 by Clive D. Field

Herewith a round-up of recent YouGov polls touching on the interaction of religion and politics. ‘Doing God’ The majority of Britons are keen to keep religion apart from politics, according to a study published on 13 September 2012. 81% affirmed … Continue reading →

Posted in Religion and Politics, Survey news | Tagged China, Christianity, DWF, Extremis Project, France, Germany, government, influence of religion, Islam, Islamophobia, legislation, Matthew Goodwin, Middle East and North Africa, Muslims, Olympic Games, Pakistan, Paralympic Games, political parties, politicians, politics, prejudice, public office, Religious Affiliation, religious leaders, shopping, Sunday Times, Sunday trading, United States, voting, YouGov, YouGov@Cambridge | 1 Comment

British Social Attitudes, 2011

Posted on September 18, 2012 by Clive D. Field

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 Alison Park, BBC, British Social Attitudes Survey, church attendance, David Utting, Elizabeth Clery, Immigration, Islamophobia, John Curtice, marriage, migration, Miranda Phillips, moral issues, Muslims, NatCen Social Research, Pakistan, RE:THINK 2012, Religious Affiliation, religious services, students, TNS-BMRB | 4 Comments

Summer Shorts

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Clive D. Field

Herewith a round-up of some recently-published religious statistics which may be of interest to BRIN readers: Religious Affiliation Asked whether they consider themselves to be a member of any religious group, 56% of adults reply Christian, 6% some other religion, … Continue reading →

Posted in Religion and Politics, Religion in public debate, Survey news | Tagged charitable giving, Coalition for Marriage, Coalition Government, ComRes, Conservative Party, Cpanel, examinations, GCSE, General Certificate of Secondary Education, Insight PA, Joint Council for Qualifications, JustGiving, Liberal Democrat Party, luck, OnePoll, Populus, Religious Affiliation, religious studies, same-sex marriage, superstitions, voting | Leave a comment

Religious Studies A Levels, 2012

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Clive D. Field

The number of UK students sitting for an A Level in Religious Studies (RS) in June 2012 was 3.2 per cent more than in June 2011, maintaining the steady upward trend since the early 1990s, albeit the rate of growth … Continue reading →

Posted in Other | Tagged A Levels, examinations, Joint Council for Qualifications, religious education, religious studies | 1 Comment

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