Tag Archives: rites of passage

2011 Census – Searching for Explanations

Posted on December 22, 2012 by Clive D. Field

The general direction of travel revealed by the 2011 census results for religion in England and Wales, published on 11 December 2012, in relation to those for 2001 (when the question was first asked) came as no surprise. However, many … Continue reading →

Posted in Official data, Religious Census, Research note, Rites of Passage | Tagged British Humanist Association, census of population, Christians, Church of England, cohort replacement, David Voas, disaffiliation, Eric Kaufmann, head of household, international migrants, natural growth, non-response, nones, Office for National Statistics, Pew Research Center, question-wording, Religious Affiliation, rites of passage, Steve Bruce, under coverage, write-in replies | 1 Comment

Churching of Women

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Clive D. Field

The churching of women (the service of purification, blessing and thanksgiving in celebration of a mother’s personal achievement of childbirth) is a rite of passage which has both biblical and pagan roots, although its liturgical expression in England can only … Continue reading →

Posted in Historical studies, Rites of Passage | Tagged Berkshire, childbirth, Church of England, churching, liturgy, London, Margaret Houlbrooke, rites of passage, Southwark, Staffordshire, thanksgivings, women | Leave a comment

Marriages in England and Wales, 2010

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Clive D. Field

Although there was a modest (0.4%) increase in the number of marriages solemnized in places of worship in England and Wales between 2009 and 2010, it was less than the 3.7% growth in total marriages. Consequently, the proportion of marriages … Continue reading →

Posted in Official data, Rites of Passage | Tagged marriages, Office for National Statistics, religious ceremonies, rites of passage, weddings | 1 Comment

Anglican Churchgoing in 2010

Posted on January 21, 2012 by Clive D. Field

Attendance in the Church of England continues on its gently declining path, although there are one or two glimmers of hope, according to the 2010 provisional statistics which were released by the Research and Statistics Department of the Archbishops’ Council … Continue reading →

Posted in church attendance, News from religious organisations, Rites of Passage | Tagged baptisms, Christmas, church attendance, Church of England, Easter, electoral roll, Fresh Expressions, funerals, marriages, religious festivals, Research and Statistics Department Archbishops' Council, rites of passage | 1 Comment

Listening to England

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Clive D. Field

The Church of England announced on 3 January that the Archbishops’ Council is committed to ‘listen to England’ by launching twin projects to examine and enhance the Church’s ministry at the moments of birth and death (i.e. christenings and funerals). … Continue reading →

Posted in News from religious organisations, Rites of Passage | Tagged Archbishops' Council, baptisms, christenings, Church of England, funerals, Gillian Oliver, Lynda Barley, rites of passage, weddings | 2 Comments

Scottish Kirk Statistics, 2010

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Clive D. Field

The General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, the supreme court of the Kirk, is meeting in Edinburgh from 21 to 27 May. On the agenda is the report of the Legal Questions Committee, which includes (at appendices J-L) the … Continue reading →

Posted in News from religious organisations | Tagged Church of Scotland, communicants, elders, Kirk, ministry, rites of passage | Leave a comment

Church of England Statistics for Mission, 2009

Posted on February 4, 2011 by Clive D. Field

The provisional Church of England statistics for mission for 2009, released yesterday in the form of five tables and eight maps, ‘paint a mixed picture’, according to Revd Lynda Barley, the Church’s Head of Research and Statistics, quoted in an … Continue reading →

Posted in church attendance, News from religious organisations, visualisation | Tagged Anglicans, baptisms, Bob Jackson, Christmas, church attendance, Church of England, communicants, confirmations, Easter, electoral roll, Fresh Expressions, funerals, Lynda Barley, marriages, rites of passage, statistics for mission, thanksgivings | 5 Comments

The Ways We Say Goodbye

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Clive D. Field

Even for those not overtly religious in their everyday lives, the three rites of passage (birth/baptism, marriage and death – or, colloquially put, hatching, matching and dispatching) have traditionally been a point of contact with institutional religion. Church of England … Continue reading →

Posted in Survey news | Tagged Co-operative Funeralcare, death, funerals, humanism, ICM Research, rites of passage | 4 Comments

Church in Wales Statistics

Posted on October 4, 2010 by Clive D. Field

The biannual meeting of the Governing Body of the Church in Wales took place at Lampeter on 22-23 September. One of the items on the agenda was the report on membership and finances for 2008 and 2009, based on the … Continue reading →

Posted in church attendance, Measuring religion, News from religious organisations | Tagged church attendance, Church in Wales, church membership, communicants, finance, rites of passage | 1 Comment

Methodist Statistics for Mission Report

Posted on September 25, 2010 by Clive D. Field

The Methodist Church of Great Britain has always been one of the most numerate of the Christian denominations in this country. It began the regular collection and publication of statistics as far back as 1766. In recent decades, while collection … Continue reading →

Posted in News from religious organisations | Tagged church attendance, church membership, community roll, Fresh Expressions, lay office-holders, Methodist Church, rites of passage | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: rites of passage

2011 Census – Searching for Explanations

Churching of Women

Marriages in England and Wales, 2010

Anglican Churchgoing in 2010

Listening to England

Scottish Kirk Statistics, 2010

Church of England Statistics for Mission, 2009

The Ways We Say Goodbye

Church in Wales Statistics

Methodist Statistics for Mission Report

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