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Counting Religion in Britain, April 2021

Posted on May 1, 2021 by Clive D. Field

Counting Religion in Britain, No. 67, April 2021 features 11 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 67 April 2021

OPINION POLLS

Religious and faith groups ranked bottom of ten agencies for the support they offer
Perceptions of anti-Semitism and Islamophobia as problems in the UK

FAITH ORGANIZATION STUDIES

Coronavirus chronicles: the Church of England’s community response to the pandemic
Coronavirus chronicles: the Scottish Church experience of Covid-19
Coronavirus chronicles: the Muslim experience of Covid-19
Coronavirus chronicles: the Jewish experience of Covid-19
British Sikh Report, 2020
Widespread disregard of daily collective worship in maintained schools in England

ACADEMIC STUDIES

Religion and Euroscepticism in Brexit Britain
Attitudes of contemporary British Catholics to personal morality and the priesthood
Primitive Methodism in Hertfordshire before 1918

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Counting Religion in Britain, March 2021

Posted on April 2, 2021 by Clive D. Field

Counting Religion in Britain, No. 66, March 2021 features 20 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 66 March 2021

OPINION POLLS

Humanists UK’s 2021 census campaign bolstered by new YouGov polling
Updates to YouGov trackers: religion’s influence, belief in God, and Sunday trading
Should Church of England bishops continue to sit in the House of Lords?
Coronavirus chronicles: experiences of bereavement and funerals in the age of Covid-19
Attitudes to international aid: Savanta ComRes poll for Islamic Relief
Talking about religion: opinion poll for Zopa
Religious division in Scottish society: Survation poll for Scotland in Union
Perceptions of anti-Semitism and Islamophobia as problems in the UK
Anti-Semitism in the Labour Party: YouGov poll of Labour members
Threat posed by Islamic extremists: YouGov poll of general public

FAITH ORGANIZATION STUDIES

Coronavirus chronicles: the Anglican experience of Covid-19
Coronavirus chronicles: the Baptist experience of Covid-19
Coronavirus chronicles: the Methodist experience of Covid-19
Coronavirus chronicles: the Jewish experience of Covid-19

OFFICIAL AND QUASI-OFFICIAL STATISTICS

Coronavirus chronicles: vaccination rates by religion of people aged 70 and over
Census snippets: measuring religion in England and Wales in 2021
Characteristics of police recorded hate crime in Scotland

ACADEMIC STUDIES

Three recent articles in academic journals

NEW DATASETS

UK Data Service SN 8699: Contemporary Relevance of Thatcherite Values, 2019
UK Data Service SN 8789: Annual Population Survey, January-December 2020

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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, September 2020

Posted on October 1, 2020 by Clive D. Field

Counting Religion in Britain, No. 60, September 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 60 September 2020

OPINION POLLS

Coronavirus chronicles: attending places of worship after lockdown
Coronavirus chronicles: has good neighbourliness increased during the pandemic?
Coronavirus chronicles: religion and volunteering before, during, and after lockdown
Perceptions of anti-Semitism and Islamophobia as problems in the UK
Islamophobia in the Conservative Party: Hope Not Hate report
Resonating narratives: Islamist and far-right extremism among young people
World’s most admired people: YouGov’s annual global poll
Belief in the existence of life on other planets
Religious correlates of attitudes to sex education in the Scottish school curriculum

FAITH ORGANIZATION STUDIES

Coronavirus chronicles: Catholic Voices report on Catholic experiences of the pandemic
Coronavirus chronicles: round-up of the Jewish experience of Covid-19
Gendered Islamophobia: Muslim women’s experiences of hate and hate crime
Youthscape report on Christian youth ministry and missional practice

OFFICIAL AND QUASI-OFFICIAL STATISTICS

Non-stun slaughter of animals: Food Standards Agency discontinues reporting data
Religious affiliation in Scotland: results of 2019 Scottish Household Survey
Religious hate crime in Scotland, 2019–20

ACADEMIC STUDIES

Miscellany of recent academic journal articles

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Counting Religion in Britain, August 2020

Posted on August 31, 2020 by Clive D. Field

Counting Religion in Britain, No. 59, August 2020 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 59 August 2020

OPINION POLLS

Coronavirus chronicles: religion/spirituality under lockdown–YouGov polling
Coronavirus chronicles: religion/spirituality under lockdown–Savanta ComRes polling
Coronavirus chronicles: have religious divisions in the UK shifted in the pandemic?
Coronavirus chronicles: attending places of worship after lockdown
Sunday shopping hours: latest YouGov tracker
Belief in God or a spiritual greater power: latest YouGov tracker
Influence of religion on the world: latest YouGov tracker
Plight of persecuted Christians in Nigeria: time for the UK to take action?
Perceptions of anti-Semitism and Islamophobia as problems in the UK
British Muslim anti-Semitism: Savanta ComRes poll for Henry Jackson Society
Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Bill: Savanta ComRes survey in Scotland

FAITH ORGANIZATION STUDIES

Coronavirus chronicles: Zoom boom for churches, reports Ecclesiastical
Coronavirus chronicles: UK Jewish mortality statistics
Media reporting of Muslims and terrorism: new statistical insights

OFFICIAL AND QUASI-OFFICIAL STATISTICS

Britain’s changing religious landscape: estimates from the Annual Population Survey
Coronavirus chronicles: postponement of 2021 census of population in Scotland
Solemnization of marriages in Scotland: humanist progress checked for the first time
Religious diversity of civil servants as at 31 March 2020
Religious diversity of armed forces personnel as at 1 April 2020
Entries for Religious Studies in June 2020 school examinations in England and Wales

ACADEMIC STUDIES

Coronavirus chronicles: impact of the pandemic on Christian welfare organizations

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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

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