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Ethics and Religion in Britain Today

Ethics and Religion in Britain Today. Professor Linda Woodhead Lancaster University, UK. A liberal, democratic/egalitarian ‘moral majority’ of 80-90% of the GB population A strict moral minority of 9.5% A very religious moral minority of 3.6%. YouGov Westminster Faith Debates Poll 2013.

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Ethics and Religion in Britain Today

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  1. Ethics and Religion in Britain Today Professor Linda Woodhead Lancaster University, UK

  2. A liberal, democratic/egalitarian ‘moral majority’ of 80-90% of the GB population A strict moral minority of 9.5% A very religious moral minority of 3.6%

  3. YouGov Westminster Faith Debates Poll 2013 Total sample size 4,437 adults. Fieldwork undertaken between 25th - 30th January 2013. The survey was carried out online. The figures have been weighted and are representative of all GB adults (aged 18+).

  4. Morally communitarian/paternalist economically communitarian Economically liberal Morally liberal

  5. Religious by age

  6. Christians by age

  7. Today 41% of us believe in angels 53% believe in an afterlife 70% believe in a soul – all higher, often double, than when the records began (but belief in fortune telling and astrology have not risen). (British Religion in Numbers)

  8. Profile of Churchgoers in England, 2005 Source: Peter Brierley

  9. New-style religion • The mini, the maxi and the occasional • Voice and choice • Variety, and identity as a contested (individual) achievement • Life-path religion – an economy of enchantment

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