Category Archives: Historical studies

Death of Robert Currie, Carol Services

Posted on November 3, 2012 by Clive D. Field

Death of Dr Robert Currie It is with great sadness that BRIN records the recent death, on 13 September 2012 (just twelve days after that of his wife and fellow scholar, Pamela), of Dr Robert Currie, Fellow and Tutor … Continue reading →

Posted in church attendance, Historical studies, People news, Survey news | Tagged Alan Gilbert, carol services, Christmas, church attendance, ComRes, Lee Horsley, Premier Christian Media, religious festivals, Robert Currie | Leave a comment

Churchgoing in York and Other News

Posted on October 31, 2012 by Clive D. Field

Herewith three news items which have come to hand during the final week of October: Churchgoing in York The churchgoing history of York from 1764 to the present day is recounted, statistically, in part II (chapter 6, pp. 113-56) of … Continue reading →

Posted in church attendance, Historical studies, News from religious organisations, Survey news | Tagged Anti-Semitism, Back to Church Sunday, Baptist Union, BIG Welcome, Christianophobia, Christians, church attendance, church growth, David Goodhew, Elim Pentecostal Church, Islamophobia, Jews, Methodist Church, mission, Muslims, prejudice, Religious discrimination, Robin Gill, York, YouGov | Leave a comment

Some Historical Religious Statistics

Posted on October 19, 2012 by Clive D. Field

Although much of BRIN’s focus, and probably the majority of our reader interest, lies in the area of contemporary British religious statistics, we continue to delve into historical data and will periodically feature them in our posts. Here are three … Continue reading →

Posted in church attendance, Historical studies | Tagged 1851 Religious Census, Chris Paton, church attendance, church membership, Clive Field, demography, fertility, First World War, Methodism, Methodist Church, mortality, nuptiality, Proceedings of the Wesley Historical Society, religious belonging, The National Archives, Your Family History | 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

Church Growth in Britain since 1980

Posted on June 9, 2012 by Clive D. Field

‘Alongside the phenomenon of church decline there has been substantial church growth in Britain since 1980. That growth is focussed in London and amongst black, Asian and minority ethnic communities and amongst new churches. But such growth extends across much … Continue reading →

Posted in Historical studies | Tagged church growth, David Goodhew | 5 Comments

Recent Historical Articles on Secularization

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Clive D. Field

Historians continue to debate the nature and the timing of secularization in Britain, and some even question whether the concept is still meaningful as a framework for understanding long-term religious change. Such debates provide an essential context for evaluating and … Continue reading →

Posted in Historical studies | Tagged Callum Brown, Dominic Erdozain, Jeremy Morris, Jonathan Clark, secularization | Leave a comment

Churching of Women

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Clive D. Field

The churching of women (the service of purification, blessing and thanksgiving in celebration of a mother’s personal achievement of childbirth) is a rite of passage which has both biblical and pagan roots, although its liturgical expression in England can only … Continue reading →

Posted in Historical studies, Rites of Passage | Tagged Berkshire, childbirth, Church of England, churching, liturgy, London, Margaret Houlbrooke, rites of passage, Southwark, Staffordshire, thanksgivings, women | Leave a comment

Religion and Change in Modern Britain

Posted on February 25, 2012 by Clive D. Field

Religion and Change in Modern Britain, edited by Linda Woodhead and Rebecca Catto, was published by Routledge on 14 February 2012 (ISBN 978-0-415-57580-5 hardback, £80.00 and ISBN 978-0-415-57581-2 paperback, £27.99). It is a major reappraisal of religious change in Britain … Continue reading →

Posted in Historical studies | Tagged change, Linda Woodhead, Rebecca Catto, Religion and Society Programme | Leave a comment

Update of BRIN Sources Database

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Clive D. Field

The annual update of the BRIN sources database has just taken place. This has added descriptions of 109 new statistical sources, 72 from 2011 and 37 for previous years, together with bibliographical and other enhancements to 20 existing entries. The total … Continue reading →

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British Social Attitudes Survey, 2010

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Clive D. Field

‘Britain is becoming less religious, with the numbers who affiliate with a religion or attend religious services experiencing a long-term decline. And this trend seems set to continue; not only as older, more religious generations are replaced by younger, less … Continue reading →

Posted in church attendance, Historical studies, Survey news | Tagged British Social Attitudes Survey, church attendance, Lucy Lee, NatCen, National Centre for Social Research, Religious Affiliation, school choice, Sonia Exley | 2 Comments

Category Archives: Historical studies

Death of Robert Currie, Carol Services

Churchgoing in York and Other News

Some Historical Religious Statistics

Eighteenth-Century Religious Statistics

Church Growth in Britain since 1980

Recent Historical Articles on Secularization

Churching of Women

Religion and Change in Modern Britain

Update of BRIN Sources Database

Recent News

Recent Sources

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