''Empty'' Church Revisited

List of contents

Contents: Preface; Introduction; The data; Rural churchgoing decline; Glan-Ilyn: a rural case study; Urban churchgoing decline; General increase: 1821 to 1851; Free Church increase and Anglican decline: 1851 to the 1880s; General decline: 1880s to 1919; Continuing decline: 1920s to 2000; York: an urban case study; The future of the churches; Tables; Index.

About the author

Robin Gill, University of Kent at Canterbury, UK

Summary

"The Empty Church Revisited" presents a systematic account of British churchgoing patterns since the 19th century, uncovering the factors and the statistics behind the considerable process of decline in church attendance.

Product details

• Authors: Robin Gill, Gill Robin
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9781138456617
• ISBN: 978-1-138-45661-7
• No. of pages: 264
• Series: Explorations in Practical, Pastoral and Empirical Theology
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > General, dictionaries; RELIGION / General, Religion & beliefs, Religion and beliefs