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Counting Religion in Britain, February 2021

Posted on March 2, 2021 by Clive D. Field

Counting Religion in Britain, No. 65, February 2021 features 30 new sources of British religious statistics. The contents list appears below and a PDF version of the full text can be downloaded from the following link: No 65 February 2021

OPINION POLLS

Coronavirus chronicles: are things really looking up that much for the Churches?
Coronavirus chronicles: Christian Aid poll on Covid-19 vaccines in developing nations
Coronavirus chronicles: returning to places of worship after lockdown
Coronavirus chronicles: Survation on lockdown of Scottish places of worship
Coronavirus chronicles: religious correlates of attitudes to abortion in England
Perceived importance of religion for getting ahead in life: KCL inequality poll
The Together Initiative’s Our Chance to Reconnect report: religion questions
ICM/Henry Jackson Society poll of UK adults and Black Britons: religion comparisons
Savanta ComRes report on Church Leaders Panel for 2020
Perceptions of anti-Semitism and Islamophobia as problems in the UK

FAITH ORGANIZATION STUDIES

Coronavirus chronicles: reaching for the Bible in a time of pandemic
Coronavirus chronicles: Church of England discussion paper on its prospects
Coronavirus chronicles: the attitudes of churchgoing laity in the Church of England
Coronavirus chronicles: survey of the views of Christian event organizers
Coronavirus chronicles: Jewish mortality from Covid-19
Community Security Trust’s anti-Semitic incidents report for 2020
Coronavirus chronicles: the Muslim experience of Covid-19
Attitudes of young British Christians towards climate change
Church of England’s carbon footprint: first year’s data from energy tool

OFFICIAL AND QUASI-OFFICIAL STATISTICS

On your marks! The decennial population census of England and Wales is on 21 March
Scottish Surveys Core Questions: 2019 results released

ACADEMIC STUDIES

Coronavirus chronicles: University of York’s ‘Covid-19, Churches, and Communities’
Coronavirus chronicles: launch of Evidence for Equality National Survey (EVENS)
Coronavirus chronicles: impact of Covid-19 on London’s Strictly Orthodox Jews
Renewal in the Baptist Union of Great Britain during the 1990s
Theology and Religious Studies Provision in UK Higher Education (2019): A response
Three recent articles in academic religion journals

NEW DATASETS

UK Data Service, SN 8767: Community Life Survey, 2019–2020
UK Data Service, SN 8772: British Social Attitudes Survey, 2019

PEOPLE NEWS

Katie Harrison appointed Archbishop of Canterbury’s public affairs adviser

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Counting Religion in Britain, January 2021

Posted on February 1, 2021 by Clive D. Field

Counting Religion in Britain, No. 64, January 2021 features 16 new sources of British religious statistics. The contents list appears below and a PDF version of the full text can be downloaded from the following link: No 64 January 2021

OPINION POLLS

Coronavirus chronicles: multinational Pew poll on Covid-19’s impact on religious faith
Perceptions of anti-Semitism and Islamophobia as problems in the UK
Campaign against Antisemitism/King’s College London Antisemitism Barometer, 2020
Coronavirus chronicles: public attitudes to early medical abortion at home in Scotland
The onward march of religious nones: trend data from Populus/Yonder

FAITH ORGANIZATION STUDIES

Coronavirus chronicles: Religion Media Centre briefing on faith in lockdown
Coronavirus chronicles: Peter Brierley’s estimate of churchgoing after the pandemic
Coronavirus chronicles: anticipating a religious revival?
Coronavirus chronicles: more findings from ‘Coronavirus, Church, and You’ survey
Coronavirus chronicles: United Christian Broadcasters survey of faith during lockdown
Youthscape’s latest research report on Christian youth ministry
Coronavirus chronicles: the Jewish experience of Covid-19
Coronavirus chronicles: survey of impact of Covid-19 restrictions on British mosques

OFFICIAL AND QUASI-OFFICIAL STATISTICS

Profiling of voters by religion: a test case for the Information Commissioner’s Office

NEW DATASETS

UK Data Service, SN 8728: Scottish Election Study, 2016
British Election Study, 2019–23: 2019 Post-Election Random Probability Survey

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Counting Religion in Britain, December 2020

Posted on January 3, 2021 by Clive D. Field

Counting Religion in Britain, No. 63, December 2020 features 16 new sources of British religious statistics. The contents list appears below and a PDF version of the full text can be downloaded from the following link: No 63 December 2020

OPINION POLLS

Coronavirus chronicles: multinational study of the pandemic’s impact on religious faith
YouGov study on Christianity in Britain: a mid-pandemic snapshot
Festive traditions: planned attendance at a Christmas religious service in 2020
Coronavirus chronicles: Bible sustains churchgoers in the UK and Republic of Ireland
Coronavirus chronicles: attitudes of religious communities to vaccines
Pew Research Center’s International Science Survey, 2019–20
Ipsos Global Advisor predictions for 2021: ghosts and aliens
Perceptions of anti-Semitism and Islamophobia as problems in the UK

FAITH ORGANIZATION STUDIES

Fourth edition published of Peter Brierley’s triennial UK Church Statistics
Statistical profile of British evangelicalism in the early 2010s
Coronavirus chronicles: attendance at Mass by Roman Catholics during the pandemic
Coronavirus chronicles: more evidence of disproportionate UK Jewish mortality
Coronavirus chronicles: study of the impact of Covid-19 on Jewish wealth and health

OFFICIAL AND QUASI-OFFICIAL STATISTICS

UK government diversity statistics, 2020

ACADEMIC STUDIES

Coronavirus chronicles: BRIC-19 research project on digital congregations
Some recent articles in academic journals

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Counting Religion in Britain, November 2020

Posted on December 1, 2020 by Clive D. Field

Counting Religion in Britain, No. 62, November 2020 features 23 new sources of British religious statistics. The contents list appears below and a PDF version of the full text can be downloaded from the following link: No 62 November 2020

OPINION POLLS

How we get along: Woolf Institute diversity study of England and Wales
Ipsos MORI Veracity Index, 2020: who trusts clergy and priests to tell the truth?
Religious correlates of adoption/fostering: Savanta ComRes poll for Home for Good
Importance attached to Religious Studies as a secondary school subject
Knowledge of the Holocaust and its importance in the school history curriculum
Perceptions of anti-Semitism and Islamophobia as problems in the UK
Legacy of Islamic State: the public’s ongoing lack of sympathy for Shamima Begum
Coronavirus chronicles: Co-op calls for reopening of places of worship during lockdown
Coronavirus chronicles: door-to-door carol singing not so welcome this Christmas

FAITH ORGANIZATION STUDIES

Coronavirus chronicles: Evangelical Alliance’s second survey of Changing Church
Church growth and social action in the Church of England
Church of England cathedral statistics, 2019
Coronavirus chronicles: UK Jewish mortality from Covid-19
Coronavirus chronicles: MCB report on British Muslims and Covid-19
Islamophobia and the Labour Party: report by the Labour Muslim Network

OFFICIAL AND QUASI-OFFICIAL STATISTICS

Campaign to recognize Sikhs as an ethnic group in the 2021 census of population
Coronavirus chronicles: partnerships between faith groups and local authorities

ACADEMIC STUDIES

Coronavirus chronicles: fear, isolation, and compulsive buying among religious groups
Coronavirus chronicles: more findings from ‘Coronavirus, Church, and You’ survey
Coronavirus chronicles: Exeter report on Covid-19, Christian faith, and wellbeing
Secularization at the grass roots: a perspective from twentieth-century Slough
Round-up of recent academic journal articles

NEW DATASET

UK Data Service, SN 8718: National Survey for Wales, 2019–2020

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Counting Religion in Britain, October 2020

Posted on November 3, 2020 by Clive D. Field

Counting Religion in Britain, No. 61, October 2020 features 23 new sources of British religious statistics. The contents list appears below and a PDF version of the full text can be downloaded from the following link: No 61 October 2020

OPINION POLLS

Religious or spiritual wellbeing as a source of happiness: Ipsos Global Advisor poll
Religious attitudes to climate change: Savanta ComRes polling for Christian Aid
Attitudes to Sunday trading laws in England and Wales: latest YouGov tracker
Coronavirus chronicles: not so happy holidays–Ipsos MORI poll of public expectations
Coronavirus chronicles: religious correlates of Christmas planning during a pandemic
Conspiracy theories: public knowledge of, and support for, QAnon in Great Britain
Conspiracy theories: have humans made contact with aliens?
Perceptions of anti-Semitism and Islamophobia as problems in the UK
Labour Party and anti-Semitism: Jeremy Corbyn’s suspension as a party member

FAITH ORGANIZATION STUDIES

Economic and social value of church buildings: The House of Good report
Coronavirus chronicles: YourNeighbour’s The Church in Lockdown report
Coronavirus chronicles: more findings from ‘Coronavirus, Church, and You’ survey
Church of England Statistics for Mission, 2019 and Digital Report, 2020
Church of England Living Ministry research: summative report–How Clergy Thrive
Coronavirus chronicles: survey of Baptist Union churches during lockdown
Coronavirus chronicles: round-up of the Jewish experience of Covid-19
European Jewish population trends and estimates
Perceived threat to secular education: new National Secular Society research report

OFFICIAL AND QUASI-OFFICIAL STATISTICS

Home Office annual report on hate crime in England and Wales, 2019/20

ACADEMIC STUDIES

Revisiting secularization in modern Britain: Steve Bruce’s latest book
Islam and Muslims on British university campuses
Residential patterns of Strictly Orthodox Jewish communities in Britain
Coronavirus chronicles: UCL study of Covid-19’s effects on religious worship

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Counting Religion in Britain, July 2020

Posted on August 2, 2020 by Clive D. Field

Counting Religion in Britain, No. 58, July 2020 features 17 new sources of British religious statistics. The contents list appears below and a PDF version of the full text can be downloaded from the following link: No 58 July 2020

OPINION POLLS

Spring 2019 Pew Global Attitudes Project: release of results for religion questions
Coronavirus chronicles: opening and attending places of worship after lockdown
Religious correlates of attitudes to gay conversion therapy
Religious correlates of attitudes towards climate change and racial inequality
Perceptions of anti-Semitism and Islamophobia as problems in the UK
Was the government right to strip Shamima Begum of her British citizenship?
BAME attitudes to minority religions: focaldata study for Hope Not Hate

FAITH ORGANIZATION STUDIES

Coronavirus chronicles: new research reports by the Allchurches Trust
Coronavirus chronicles: Covid-19 survey of Jews in the UK
Coronavirus chronicles: UK Jewish mortality statistics
Community Security Trust’s anti-Semitic incidents report, January-June 2020
Church of England clergy: initial research findings from the Sheldon Community

OFFICIAL AND QUASI-OFFICIAL STATISTICS

Number of state-funded faith schools and their students in England, 2000–20
Campaign to recognize Sikhs as an ethnic group in the 2021 census of population

ACADEMIC STUDIES

Science and religion: conflict or coexistence?
Islam and Muslims on UK university campuses

NEW DATASET

UK Data Service, SN 8657: Annual Population Survey, Three-Year Pooled Dataset, January 2017-December 2019

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Counting Religion in Britain, February 2020

Posted on March 1, 2020 by Clive D. Field

Counting Religion in Britain, No. 53, February 2020 features 24 new sources of British religious statistics. The contents list appears below and a PDF version of the full text can be downloaded from the following link: No 53 February 2020

OPINION POLLS

Frequency and subjects of prayer: Savanta ComRes poll for Premier Christian Media
Monarchy and Supreme Governorship of the Church of England: Daily Express poll
Attitudes to people holding opposite views about the existence of God
Anti-Semitism and Lord Ashcroft’s diagnosis of Labour’s defeat in the general election
Electoral damage from anti-Semitism assessed by Labour Party members and affiliates
Public attitudes to Labour Party’s response to allegations of anti-Semitism
Public support for a Labour Party plan to tackle anti-Semitism
Knowledge of the Holocaust: YouGov poll to mark Holocaust Memorial Day
Affluence and wellness priorities: YouGov study of wealthy households

FAITH ORGANIZATION STUDIES

SunLife’s Cost of Dying Report, 2020: the diminishing religious aspect of funerals
Acute NHS chaplaincy pastoral, spiritual, and religious care services in England
Barna Group and The Connected Generation research project: UK report
Children and youth ministry in the Church of England: General Synod paper
Church Buildings Council report on struggling Church of England places of worship
Catholic Education Service 2019 census of Catholic schools and colleges
UK Jews and organ donation
Community Security Trust’s Antisemitic Incidents Report, 2019

OFFICIAL AND QUASI-OFFICIAL STATISTICS

Exploring Religion in England and Wales: equalities data audit by the ONS

ACADEMIC STUDIES

Religious census of Cumbria, 1851: critical edition of the manuscript returns
Catholics in the British Social Attitudes Surveys and British Election Studies
Hypothetical collective action by British Muslims against Islamist extremism

NEW DATASETS

UK Data Service, SN 8584: Community Life Survey, 2018–2019
UK Data Service, SN 8591: National Survey for Wales, 2018–2019
UK Data Service, SN 8606: British Social Attitudes Survey, 2018

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Counting Religion in Britain, October 2019

Posted on November 1, 2019 by Clive D. Field

Counting Religion in Britain, No. 49, October 2019 features 21 new sources of British religious statistics. The contents list appears below and a PDF version of the full text can be downloaded from the following link: No 49 October 2019

OPINION POLLS

Pew Global Attitudes Survey, Spring 2019: religion questions
Religious discrimination in the European Union: a Eurobarometer restudy
One in nine Britons claim to have communicated with somebody beyond the grave
Claimed use of Ouija boards
How children cope with the death of people and pets: Legal and General research
Religious attitudes towards adoption: ComRes poll for Home for Good
Focus of Remembrance Sunday: new polling by Populus
Public knowledge of complaints of anti-Semitism against members of the Labour Party
Jewish political engagement (and disengagement): Survation poll
Ethnic minorities in Scotland and their experiences of, and attitudes to, discrimination
Perceived threat posed by Islamic extremist and other terror groups
Changing British moral attitudes: Ipsos MORI polling from 1989 and 2019 compared

FAITH ORGANIZATION STUDIES

Charitable and church giving by Christian television viewers: Christian Opinion Panel
Competitive car insurance premiums for the clergy: quotezone.co.uk survey
Church of England Statistics for Mission, 2018
Church of England digital report, 2019
Fresh Expressions of Church in the Anglican Diocese of Leicester
‘The God who speaks’: Roman Catholics and scripture – a new initiative

OFFICIAL AND QUASI-OFFICIAL STATISTICS

Religious hate crime in England and Wales recorded by the police, 2018/19
Religious affiliation of prisoners in England and Wales, 30 September 2019

NEW DATASET

First release of European Social Survey, Round 9, 2018

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Counting Religion in Britain, September 2019

Posted on September 30, 2019 by Clive D. Field

Counting Religion in Britain, No. 48, September 2019 features 18 new sources of British religious statistics. The contents list appears below and a PDF version of the full text can be downloaded from the following link: No 48 September 2019

OPINION POLLS

Trust in clergy and other professions: Ipsos Global Advisor survey in 23 countries
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder: Ipsos Global Advisor survey in 27 countries
Friendships formed through churches or other religious communities
Children’s participation in harvest festivals: ComRes survey for the Church of England
The Bible as holiday reading: survey by Stena Line
Extra-terrestrials: Survation poll for the University of Oxford
Labour Party and anti-Semitism: another YouGov survey of the views of party members

FAITH ORGANIZATION STUDIES

The UK’s favourite hymn, 2019: BBC Songs of Praise special
Terms and conditions of salaried children, youth, and families workers in UK churches
Church of England ministry statistics, 2018
Church in Wales annual report on membership and finance for 2018
Safeguarding in the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales in 2018
Holy Alliances: Demos report on Church-secular partnerships
Unrequested assignment of children to faith schools: National Secular Society research
NATRE survey into provision of religious education in English state secondary schools

ACADEMIC STUDY

Political realignment of British Jews: towards an explanation

NEW DATASET

UK Data Service, SN 8402: Scottish Referendum Study, 2014

PEOPLE NEWS

Church growth specialist Revd Dr David Goodhew returns to Anglican parish ministry

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Counting Religion in Britain, January 2019

Posted on February 2, 2019 by Clive D. Field

Counting Religion in Britain, No. 40, January 2019 features 22 new sources of British religious statistics. The contents list appears below and a PDF version of the full text can be downloaded from the following link: No 40 January 2019

OPINION POLLS

Brexit: religious voting patterns in any second referendum
Disestablishment: monarchy and the Church of England
Global opinions of Pope Francis
Attitudes to Common Era dating
Perceptions of anti-Semitism in the European Union
Holocaust knowledge and attitudes
Supernatural predictions for 2019

FAITH ORGANIZATION STUDIES

Anti-Semitic Google searches in the UK
Hostility towards Israel
Number of Jewish students at Jewish schools

ACADEMIC STUDIES

British Political Facts
Beliefs and attitudes of clergy and laity in the Church of England
Methodist leadership and psychological type
Political behaviour and civic engagement of British Muslims
Victimization of Muslim adolescents
Adolescent attitudes towards abortion and euthanasia
Religiosity of academic scientists in the UK
Missionary origins of religious quantification
Eighteenth-century English Quaker numbers
Local censuses of church attendance, 1881-82

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UK Data Service, SN 8398: Scottish Health Survey, 2017
UK Data Service, SN 8418: British Election Study, 2017 Face-to-Face Post-Election Survey

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