Religious Participation and Belief (Secularisation) - Beliefs

Question 1

What does Wilson state?

Answer 1

In Britain there has been a decline in religion:

• in 2010 only 6% of people attend Church compared to 40% in 1851
• ceremonies such as wedding and baptisms are dropping, only 32% of weddings take place in Church

Question 2

What did the 2011 Census reveal about religion?

Answer 2

• No. of those saying they are christian dropped from 72% to 59%
• No. of those claiming no religion increased from 15% to 25%

Question 3

What churches do have increasing membership?

Answer 3

Jehovah Witnesses, Pentecostalism, Muslim and Sikhism

Question 4

In what countries does Church attendance remain important?

Answer 4

E.g. Ireland 70% attend and America 40%

Question 5

How does this relate to NRMs and NAMs?

Answer 5

Ignores the growth of some of these and only focuses on the decline of churches

Question 6

What is the sacred self?

Answer 6

People can be religious and not attend church

Question 7

What does David Martin question about the ‘golden age of religion’?

Answer 7

Suggest this was never the case and people may have gone to church in the past to look respectable rather than because they were religious