Author Archives: Clive D. Field

Assessing the Decade of Evangelism

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Clive D. Field

Resolution 43 of the 1988 Lambeth Conference called on ‘each province and diocese of the Anglican Communion, in co-operation with other Christians, to make the closing years of this millennium a “Decade of Evangelism” with a renewed and united emphasis … Continue reading →

Posted in church attendance, Historical studies | Tagged Andrew Village, church growth, Church of England, clergy, Decade of Evangelism, Leslie Francis, Patrick Laycock, Review of Religious Research | 1 Comment

Costing the Heavens

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Clive D. Field

The National Secular Society (NSS) claimed on Monday that its study of expenditure on hospital chaplaincy by NHS provider trusts in England had demonstrated that the service yields no clinical benefit. The NSS press release and accompanying 12-page report, written … Continue reading →

Posted in News from religious organisations, Survey news, visualisation | Tagged Freedom of Information, hospital chaplaincy, Keith Porteous Wood, National Health Service, National Secular Society, NHS, Robert Christian | 8 Comments

Feeling Lucky

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Clive D. Field

Luck could be said to form part of the religious continuum (well, just about). It is accordingly defined in Wikipedia as ‘good or bad fortune in life caused by accident or chance, and attributed by some to reasons of faith … Continue reading →

Posted in Survey news | Tagged luck, Richard Wiseman, superstition, YouGov | 1 Comment

National Jewish Student Survey

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Clive D. Field

The National Jewish Student Survey, a large-scale enquiry into Jewish identity, was launched on Tuesday last week. It has been commissioned by UJS Hillel, a support organization for Jewish students in the UK since 1953, with a view to informing … Continue reading →

Posted in News from religious organisations, Survey news | Tagged higher education, Institute for Jewish Policy Research, Ipsos-MORI, Jewish identity, Jewish students, UJS Hillel | 1 Comment

A Perfect Companion

Posted on February 22, 2011 by Clive D. Field

Anybody feeling a little at sea in the plethora of religious data may find a new briefing paper from the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) a great boon. Written by EHRC’s research manager, David Perfect, and simply entitled Religion … Continue reading →

Posted in church attendance, Measuring religion, Official data | Tagged British Social Attitudes Survey, Census, church attendance, Church of England, Citizenship Survey, clergy, David Perfect, Employment Tribunal, Equality and Human Rights Commission, Eurobarometer, God, Integrated Household Survey, Religious Affiliation, religious belonging, Religious discrimination, religious prejudice | 2 Comments

Getting Ahead in Life

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Clive D. Field

The traditional annual volume derived from the British Social Attitudes (BSA) Survey was published by Sage just before Christmas. Edited by Alison Park, John Curtice, Elizabeth Clery and Catherine Bryson, The 27th Report: Exploring Labour’s Legacy was based on the … Continue reading →

Posted in church attendance, Survey news | Tagged abuse, British Social Attitudes Survey, children, church attendance, getting ahead, importance of religion, NatCen, Religious Affiliation, social care | Leave a comment

Civil Partnerships

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Clive D. Field

According to a new YouGov poll, public opinion is divided about the Coalition Government’s plans, announced by the Equalities Office on 17 February, to permit civil partnerships in England and Wales to be celebrated in religious buildings, even though ‘no … Continue reading →

Posted in Survey news | Tagged civil partnerships, Equality Act, places of worship, Sunday Times, YouGov | 2 Comments

UK Religious Trends to 2020

Posted on February 18, 2011 by Clive D. Field

Some fascinating (but necessarily speculative) insights into ten key current religious, demographic and other changes in the UK and their potential impact upon the Churches are contained in a new publication by Peter Brierley, head of Brierley Consultancy. Entitled Major … Continue reading →

Posted in church attendance, Measuring religion, News from religious organisations | Tagged Brierley Consultancy, Christian Research, Peter Brierley, religious trends | Leave a comment

Hospital Chaplaincy

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Clive D. Field

The Daily Express recently ran a story headlined ‘NHS spends £25m on clergymen while hard-up hospitals have to shut wards’. Written by Victoria Fletcher, the newspaper’s health editor, the article is available online at: http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/227562/NHS-spends-25m-on-clergymen-while-hard-up-hospitals-have-to-shut-wards- It is based upon a … Continue reading →

Posted in Religion in the Press, Survey news | Tagged chaplains, Daily Express, hospital chaplaincy, National Health Service, National Secular Society, NHS, Victoria Fletcher | 1 Comment

Baptist Union Statistics, 2010

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Clive D. Field

‘The latest returns show a mixed but broadly positive picture for churches in the Baptist Union of Great Britain (BUGB)’, according to the lead story in today’s issue of The Baptist Times. Both church membership and (adult) baptisms, the traditional … Continue reading →

Posted in church attendance, News from religious organisations, Religion in the Press | Tagged baptism, Baptist Times, Baptist Union of Great Britain, children, church membership, young people | 1 Comment

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