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British Social Attitudes, 2013

Posted on June 21, 2014 by Clive D. Field

Results have recently started to emerge from the 2013 British Social Attitudes (BSA) Survey, although it will still be some time before the full dataset is available at the UK Data Archive. Meanwhile, the best available source for rather … Continue reading →

Posted in church attendance, Historical studies, Religion in public debate, Survey news | Tagged British Social Attitudes Survey, Britishness, Christian, church attendance, Immigration, inter-faith marriage, Islamophobia, Muslims, NatCen Social Research, religion of upbringing, Religious Affiliation, truly British | 1 Comment

Changes in Attendance at Religious Services in Britain

Posted on June 5, 2014 by Ben Clements

This BRIN post takes a historical perspective on religious attendance in Britain, looking at nationally-representative survey data covering the past three decades. Attendance is a common indicator of what sociologists of religion term ‘behaving’, often analysed alongside religious ‘belonging’ and … Continue reading →

Posted in church attendance, Measuring religion, Research note, Survey news | Tagged Age, Behaving, Belonging, British Social Attitudes Surveys, church attendance, religious attendance, Religious change, Survey Data | 2 Comments

Christian Country and Other News

Posted on April 27, 2014 by Clive D. Field

Christian country? The recent public and media debate about whether Britain is a Christian country or not, sparked by Prime Minister David Cameron’s comments before Easter, rumbles on. It has gained added impetus through Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg … Continue reading →

Posted in church attendance, Historical studies, Religion and Politics, Religion in public debate, Religion in the Press, Survey news | Tagged 1970 British Cohort Study, changing religion, Channel 5, Christian country, church attendance, conflict, David Cameron, football, God, ICM Research, intolerance, John Paul II, life after death, Michael Lipka, patron saints, practising Christians, Religious Affiliation, religious freedom, science, St George's Day, Sunday Telegraph, The Leadership Factor, TNS-BMRB, Warren United, YouGov | 1 Comment

Easter Round-Up

Posted on April 21, 2014 by Clive D. Field

Children’s Easter knowledge The Bible Society announced on 17 April 2014 that it had launched a five-day Bible Bedtime Challenge app as an Easter poll showed that children can confuse the Bible with fairy tales and fables. It commissioned … Continue reading →

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Jewish and Muslim Press and Other News

Posted on April 6, 2014 by Clive D. Field

Jewish press The Jewish Chronicle (The JC) is Britain’s longest established Jewish weekly newspaper, being founded as far back as 1841 (with its entire archive available online), and its headquarters are in London. Its current edition (4 April 2014, p. … 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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Bible Literacy and Other News

Posted on February 7, 2014 by Clive D. Field

Bible literacy Bible literacy in Britain is falling through the generations, according to research just released by the Bible Society, which has launched a ‘pass it on’ campaign to encourage parents and other family members to ‘pass on’ a Bible … Continue reading →

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End-of-Year Round-Up

Posted on December 30, 2013 by Clive D. Field

This will be the final news post on BRIN for 2013. It features 11 sources which have come to hand over the Christmas period. This year we have been able to bring you 63 general posts containing 310 different news … Continue reading →

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Christmas and Other Themes

Posted on December 19, 2013 by Clive D. Field

The Christmas season always seems to inspire some light-hearted as well as serious research, and our post today includes festive examples of both genres, plus a few other statistical news stories which have come to hand in the past week … Continue reading →

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St Andrew’s Day and Other News

Posted on November 30, 2013 by Clive D. Field

Today is St Andrew’s Day, as you might have noticed from the latest and attractive ‘Google doodle’. However, their patron saint’s day is not going to be much celebrated by Scots, according to the first of nine reports in today’s … Continue reading →

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