Category Archives: Rites of Passage

Coronation Service and Other News

Posted on September 13, 2015 by Clive D. Field

Coronation service Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has just become the longest-reigning monarch in British history, so it has been a considerable time (1953) since there has been a coronation in Britain. But already thoughts are beginning to turn … Continue reading →

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Scottish Religion and Other News

Posted on August 30, 2015 by Clive D. Field

Scottish religion The continuing decline of religion in Scotland is documented in two publications from the Scottish Government this month. The first, published on 26 August 2015, is Scotland’s People Annual Report: Results from the 2014 Scottish Household Survey, … Continue reading →

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Secularizing Selfhood and Other News

Posted on July 11, 2015 by Clive D. Field

Secularizing selfhood I recently gave a presentation at the Rethinking Modern British Studies conference at the University of Birmingham, which was loosely devoted to an exploration of themes contained in a previous working paper from the Modern British Studies … Continue reading →

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Sacred Texts and Other News

Posted on November 23, 2014 by Clive D. Field

Sacred texts The potential contribution of religious and sacred texts to the school curriculum is explored in new research published by the Bible Society on 20 November 2014. Commissioned from YouGov, it involved online interviews with samples of (a) … Continue reading →

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Second Edition of UK Church Statistics

Posted on October 3, 2014 by Clive D. Field

The indefatigable Dr Peter Brierley has recently produced what will perhaps be the highlight of the religious statistical publishing year: UK Church Statistics, Number 2, 2010 to 2020 (Tonbridge: ADBC Publishers, 2014, ISBN 978-0-9566577-7-0, £27 inclusive of postage and … Continue reading →

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Trojan Horse Plot and Other News

Posted on June 12, 2014 by Clive D. Field

Trojan horse plot Two-thirds of the British public think there is substance behind the allegations of a ‘Trojan horse’ plot whereby hardline Muslim groups have attempted to take over certain schools in Birmingham. However, opinion is divided about where … Continue reading →

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Religious Irreligious and Other News

Posted on May 5, 2014 by Clive D. Field

Religious irreligious New research from OnePoll has found that 76% of people in the UK do not regard themselves as religious but many of them still exhibit signs of religiosity. The study was conducted online among 1,000 adults aged … Continue reading →

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Latest Anglican Mission Statistics and Other News

Posted on March 22, 2014 by Clive D. Field

Church of England mission statistics The Research and Statistics Department of the Church of England published Statistics for Mission, 2012 on 21 March 2014. The report extends to 65 pages and includes 25 tables and 42 figures, with data disaggregated … Continue reading →

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Anglican Church Growth and Other News

Posted on January 18, 2014 by Clive D. Field

Anglican church growth The Church of England’s ambitious 18-month research programme into numerical church growth, sponsored by the Spending Plans Task Group accountable to the Archbishops’ Council and Church Commissioners, is nearing its end, and findings are beginning to be … Continue reading →

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Portrait of Catholics and Other News

Posted on November 15, 2013 by Clive D. Field

This week’s post contains five religious statistical stories, leading on a major new survey of Roman Catholic religious practice and values. Portrait of Catholics Results from one of the most extensive surveys of Roman Catholic opinion for many years were … Continue reading →

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