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Is Religion Declining?

How can we Measure Religious Activity?

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Abstract

On Christmas Eve, our local free newspaper carried advertisements for religious services at the Parish Church (Church of England), the Methodist Church, the Baptist Church, the Catholic Church, the Evangelical Church, the Free Evangelical Baptist Church, the Marley Chapel and the United Reformed Church.

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  • Nelson, G.K. (1978) Cults, New Religions and Religious Creativity (Routledge & Kegan Paul).

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  • Wallis, R. (1984) The Elementary Forms of the New Religious Life (Routledge & Kegan Paul).

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  • Wilson, B. (1966) Religion in a Secular Society ( C.A. Watts).

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© 1991 David Barrat, Chris Brown, Tony Cole, Peter de la Cour, David Cutler and Karim Murji, Roger Gomm, Patrick McNeill

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McNeill, P. (1991). Is Religion Declining?. In: Society Today 2. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-12065-9_7

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