BIS- secularisation topic 3 Flashcards
what percentage of the uk was Christian in 2011?
60%
what percentage was the uk christian in 2021?
46% (lowest its ever been)
in 2022 what percentage of the uk go to church regularly?
6%
what are the 3 B’s of secularisation?
Beliefs Behaviour Belonging
church attendance- what was the age range
1/3 those attending was over 70
what’s affected church attendance in recent years?
covid - rise of ‘church at home’
privatisation of religion
what is ‘bogus baptism’ ?
parents baptise children to get into better performing schools (faith schools)
factor 2: behaviour religious institutions
what did the state do to church?
state took over the roles of the church.
Church once heighest authority controlled healthcare,education, laws ect.
F2 how many bishops sat in the House of Lords and what changed?
26 bishops automatically became members of House of Lords. Meant religious interference occurred in law making. This declined significantly since the 19th century.
F2 what’s happened to the clergy?
=clergy footmen of the church.
their numbers have decreased over the years not parallel with population growth.
F3 religious affiliation today (belonging)
how many adults were atheist in 2001 camped to 2021?
2001- 15% no religion
2021- 37.5% no religion
factor 3 religious statistics:
those identifying as christian fell by 1/3
Anglicans (Church of England) more than halved
Catholics increased slightly
islam + other non-christians also increased due to globalisation
what does religious affliction mean
refers to their membership of a religion or identification with a religion.
F4: religious belief today explain:
more people claim to hold christian belief than attendance in church.
religious belief is falling in line with attendance
what does rationalisation mean?
the process by which rational ways of thinking + acting replace religious ones.
- scientific rationalism has replaced religion as way of explaining the world.