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Counting Religion in Britain, December 2023

Posted on December 31, 2023 by Clive D. Field

Counting Religion in Britain, No. 99, December 2023 features nineteen short articles on 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 … Continue reading →

Posted in Attitudes towards Religion, church attendance, Covid-19, Historical studies, Ministry studies, News from religious organisations, Official data, Religion and Education, Religion and Ethnicity, Religion and Politics, Religion and Social Capital, Religious beliefs, Religious Census, religious festivals, Religious prejudice, Rites of Passage, Survey news | Tagged Alana Harris, Alternative beliefs, anti-Semitic incidents, Anti-Semitism, attendance at religious services, Aymen Habib, Ben Roberts, Carli Lessof, cathedral studies, Catholic Directory, Catholic Record Society, Catholic Union, census of population, charitable giving, Christmas, Christmas carols, Christmas traditions, Christmas tree, Church of England, clairvoyance, clergy and priests, closure of places of worship, Community Security Trust, conspiracy theories, coronavirus, cost of living crisis, Covid-19, England, Entretiens de Royaumont, ethnicity, Eurotrack, evidence for alien life, evolution, Fern Elsdon-Baker, Gaza, ghosts, Global Student Living Index, Hamas, Honor Gray, Institute for Jewish Policy Research, Ipsos, Ipsos Veracity Index, Islamophobia, Islamophobic incidents, Israel, Israel-Hamas conflict, James Riley, Jewish Leadership Council, Jewish university students, Jews, Journal of Beliefs and Values, Kate Gosschalk, Laura Piggott, Leslie Francis, Muslim Charities Forum, Muslims, National Jewish Identity Survey, nativity display at home, nfpResearch, Northern Ireland, Office for National Statistics, Opinions and Lifestyle Survey, Oxford University Press, Palestine, Palestinians, Perils of Perception, predictions, professions, Public Opinions and Social Trends, Religious Affiliation, religious census, religious festivals, religious prejudice, Republic of Ireland, rites of passage, Roman Catholics, Savanta, science and religion, Scotland, Sikhs, Stephen Parker, Survation, Tell MAMA, Templeton Religion Trust, Timothy Kinnear, trust to tell the truth, University of Birmingham, volunteering, Wales, wellbeing, witchcraft, Yonder, YouGov | Leave a comment

Counting Religion in Britain, December 2022

Posted on December 10, 2022 by Clive D. Field

Counting Religion in Britain, No. 87, December 2022 is a special 14-page edition devoted to the first release of data from the religion question in the 2021 Census of Population in England and Wales. This issue of BRIN’s monthly bulletin … Continue reading →

Posted in Official data, Religious Census | Tagged Andrew Brown, Angela Tilby, Bible Society, Board of Deputies of British Jews, Buddhists, Catholic Herald, census of population, Christianity, Christians, Church of England, Church Times, Daily Mail, Daily Telegraph, David Aaronovitch, David Graham, England, England and Wales, ethnic group, Evangelical Alliance UK, Father Andrew, Fraser Watts, Hindus, Humanists UK, i, Ian Bradley, Ian Diamond, Immigration, Institute for Jewish Policy Research, Jews, Jonathan Boyd, London Institute for Contemporary Christianity, Madeline Grant, Matthew Syed, Methodist Church, Mike Royal, Muslim Council of Britain, Muslims, National Secular Society, Nick Spencer, nones, Office for National Statistics, Orthodox England, Paul Woolley, Preet Gill, Premier Christianity, Religion Media Centre, Religious Affiliation, religious census, religious nones, religious socialization, Rhiannon McAleer, Ruth Peacock, Sarah Vine, Sikhs, Stephen Cottrell, Stephen Evans, Sunday Telegraph, The Express, The Guardian, The Sunday Times, The Times, Theos, Vernon Bogdanor, Wales | Leave a comment

Counting Religion in Britain, March 2020

Posted on March 31, 2020 by Clive D. Field

Counting Religion in Britain, No. 54, March 2020 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 54 March 2020 … Continue reading →

Posted in church attendance, Covid-19, Historical studies, News from religious organisations, Official data, Religion and Ethnicity, Religion and Social Capital, Religion in public debate, Religious beliefs, Religious prejudice, Survey news | Tagged Advance HE, Amber Curtis, Anglicans, Anti-Semitism, Ben Clements, Board of Deputies of British Jews, British Future, British Journal of Religious Education, British Muslims, Catholics in Britain, caution, Census of Hallucinations, Christian activities or services, Christopher Keep, church attendance, Church in Wales, Church of England, coronavirus, Crest Advisory, Crime Survey for England and Wales, Dan Forman, David Lankshear, deaths, Emma Eccles, England, Friday the thirteenth, Higher Education Statistics Agency, higher education students, humanists, Humanists UK, ICM Unlimited, Islamist extremism, Islamophobia, Jeremy Rodell, Jerusalem Trust, Jewish Chronicle, Jewish News, Jews, Jon Clements, Jonathan Boyd, Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Journal of Beliefs and Values, Journal of British Muslim Studies, Kantar Public, Laura Olson, Leslie Francis, Manon Roberts, Muslims, Natasha Codiroli Mcmaster, Ozanne Foundation, policing, Pope Francis, PREVENT, primary schools, reading habits, religion and spirituality books, Religious Affiliation, religious hate crime, religious identification, religious prejudice, same-sex marriage, Savanta ComRes, Stephen Bullivant, talked about, theology, triskaidekaphobia, Ursula McKenna, Victorian Studies, virtual congregation, Wales, YouGov | Leave a comment

Counting Religion in Britain, January 2020

Posted on January 25, 2020 by Clive D. Field

The January 2020 edition of Counting Religion in Britain is a special edition presenting an introduction and tables to the five core religion questions included in the British Household Panel Survey (1991-2009) and Understanding Society: United Kingdom Household Longitudinal Study … Continue reading →

Posted in church attendance, Historical studies, Research note, Survey news | Tagged attendance at religious services, British Household Panel Survey, church organizations, England, importance of religion, longitudinal studies, Religious Affiliation, religious beliefs, religious groups, Scotland, Understanding Society, United Kingdom Household Longitudinal Study, University of Essex, Wales, Yuliya Kazakova | Leave a comment

Counting Religion in Britain, October 2018

Posted on December 1, 2018 by Clive D. Field

Counting Religion in Britain, No. 37, October 2018 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 37 October 2018 OPINION … Continue reading →

Posted in church attendance, Historical studies, Ministry studies, News from religious organisations, Official data, Organisational data, Religion and Ethnicity, Religion and Politics, Religion and Social Capital, Religion in public debate, Religious beliefs, Religious prejudice, Survey news | Tagged abortion, active in local church, Andrew Village, Anne Power, Anti-Semitism, attendance at religious services, Bert Provan, Bible, BICOM, British Israel Communications and Research Centre, Cathedrals, Christians against Poverty, Church in Wales, Church of England, Church of England Newspaper, Church Times, churchgoers, clergy burnout, climate change, Clive Field, Co-operative Funeralcare, ComRes, death, discrimination, Eleanor Benton, England, Equality and Human Rights Commission, evolution, funeral, hate crimes, Home Office, homosexuality, Islamophobia, Jeremy Corbyn, Jesus Christ, John Payne, Kantar Public UK, Laura Lane, Leslie Francis, Ligonier Ministries, LSE Housing and Communities, MEND, Methodists, mocking religion, mosques, Muslim Engagement and Development, Muslims, National Churches Trust, National Survey for Wales, Office for National Statistics, Pew Global Attitudes Survey, politics, Populus, Proceedings of the Wesley Historical Society, Religion and Global Society, Religious Affiliation, religious equality, religious prejudice, Review of Religious Research, Rural Theology, Scotland, sin, social science, Steve Bruce, Sylvia Baker, theology, visiting churches, voting, Wales, YouGov | Leave a comment

Counting Religion in Britain, August 2018

Posted on August 31, 2018 by Clive D. Field

Counting Religion in Britain, No. 35, August 2018 features 22 new sources. It can be read in full below. Alternatively, you can download the PDF version: No 35 August 2018 OPINION POLLS Boris Johnson and the burka The debate over the … Continue reading →

Posted in Attitudes towards Religion, church attendance, Ministry studies, News from religious organisations, Official data, Religion and Ethnicity, Religion and Politics, Religion and Social Capital, Religion in public debate, Religious beliefs, Religious Census, Religious prejudice, Survey news | Tagged A Levels, Allan Vint, Anti-Semitism, apology, Asian elephants, attendance at religious services, BBC Asian Network, BMG Research, Boris Johnson, Brexit, British Asians, Burka, census of population, Censuswide, Charity Awareness Monitor, Church of England, Church of Scotland, church schools, ComRes, Conservative Party, criticism of Christianity, dating apps, Deltapoll, Department for Education, discipline, division and conflict, Donald Trump, England, ethnicity, European Union, evangelicals, Faith schools, Fraser Sutherland, GCSEs, Greg Smith, Hindus, Humanist Society Scotland, Humanists UK, Immigration, importance of religion, inter-faith relationships, Ipsos-MORI, Islamophobia, Israel, Jeremy Corbyn, Jewish News, Jews, Joint Council for Qualifications, Labour Party, lifestyle, Linda Woodhead, local politicians, Matthew Weldon, ministry, Muslims, National Records of Scotland, National Secular Society, Newsbeat, nfpSynergy, Opinium Research, personal identity, populism, Populus, Radio 4, Rafaela Dancygier, Religion State and Society, Religious Affiliation, religious beliefs, religious broadcasting, religious prejudice, Religious Statistics, religious studies, school admissions, Scotland, Scottish Government, Sikhs, Sky Data, social integration, Sun on Sunday, Sunday Express, Survation, Tell MAMA, The Observer, Thought for the Day, tourism, Tunisia, uniformed organizations, volunteering, YouGov, Young People in Scotland Survey, Youth United Foundation | Leave a comment

Counting Religion in Britain, June 2018

Posted on June 30, 2018 by Clive D. Field

Counting Religion in Britain, No. 33, June 2018 features 17 new sources. At present, the full text (including weblinks) is only available to download in PDF format No 33 June 2018 The contents list is as follows: OPINION POLLS Christian England? … Continue reading →

Posted in Historical studies, Ministry studies, News from religious organisations, Official data, Religion and Politics, Religion and Social Capital, Religion in public debate, Religious prejudice, Rites of Passage, Survey news | Tagged Age gap, Allchurches Trust, Alyce Youngblood, atheist, attendance at religious services, Barna Global, BBC, Board of Deputies of British Jews, British values, Buddhist, Camino House, Catholic Youth Ministry Federation, Censuswide, Christian, Christian tradition, Christianity, Church of England, Cinnamon Network, community needs, ComRes, Creationism, David Jeremy, David Simmons, Donatella Casale Mashiah, England, Englishness, Eurobarometer, European Commission, Faith schools, feeling of community, freedom of speech, Greg Smith, health and care, Hindu, holocaust, Humanists UK, importance of religion, Institute for Jewish Policy Research, Ipsos, Islam, Jay Harman, Jew, Jewish demography, Jonathan Boyd, Judaism, Leslie Francis, marriages, Matthew van Duyvenbode, Michael Curry, mission, Muslim, National Health Service, National Records of Scotland, National Secular Society, Pew Research Center, philanthropy, prayer, Proceedings of the Wesley Historical Society, prohibition of all religions, Religion and Politics, Religious Affiliation, religious education, religious inclusiveness, religious prejudice, Research Now, role of Church, royal wedding, school admission policies, school assemblies, Scotland, Scottish Surveys Core Questions, selection of pupils, sense of belonging, sermons, social justice, stipendiary ministry, students, theology, Theos, TNS UK, universities, values, Wales, Wesleyan Methodism, YouGov, YouGov-Cambridge, young Catholics, ‘real’ Briton | Leave a comment

Counting Religion in Britain, December 2016

Posted on January 1, 2017 by Clive D. Field

Counting Religion in Britain, No. 15, December 2016 features 37 new sources. It can be read in full below. Alternatively, you can download the PDF version: no-15-december-2016 OPINION POLLS Importance of Christmas More than nine in ten Britons celebrate Christmas, … Continue reading →

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Counting Religion in Britain, March 2016

Posted on May 6, 2016 by Clive D. Field

Counting Religion in Britain, No. 6, March 2016 features 23 new sources. It can be read in full below. Alternatively, you can download the PDF version: No 6 March 2016 OPINION POLLS Hope Not Hate Hope Not Hate, founded … Continue reading →

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Muslim Distinctiveness and Other News

Posted on September 18, 2013 by Clive D. Field

Today’s round-up of eight religious statistical news stories leads on the first substantive output from an important and academic-led four-year-old sample survey of British Muslims. Muslim distinctiveness The distinctiveness of British Muslims is explored in a short but highly significant … Continue reading →

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