Implicit Religion: 72% Christian, 8% Attendance

The article focuses on the disparity between the numbers of Christians reported in the population census of 2001 and their declining attendance in Church services in Great Britain. The census of 2001 revealed a surprising fact that a relatively large percentage of population, around 72 percent, clai...

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Main Author: Brierley, Peter (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Equinox [2005]
In: Implicit religion
Year: 2005, Volume: 8, Issue: 2, Pages: 178-194
Further subjects:B Christians
B Census
B Church
B Church membership
B Great Britain
B Religion
B Church Attendance
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Summary:The article focuses on the disparity between the numbers of Christians reported in the population census of 2001 and their declining attendance in Church services in Great Britain. The census of 2001 revealed a surprising fact that a relatively large percentage of population, around 72 percent, claimed to be Christians. But it was also found that percentage of churchgoers had been declining for at least two decades in Great Britain.
ISSN:1743-1697
Contains:Enthalten in: Implicit religion