an official count of a country’s population, usually including details like age, sex, and occupation

involving or including people who follow different religions

a person's connection or association with a specific religion

Interpreting the 2021 census data

Religious education

Exploring Christians - diveristy and complexity

Linda Woodhead's exploration of the 'nones' - atheism

Linda Woodhead's exploration of the 'nones' - agnosticism

Exploring 'other' religion - Paganism

The future of religion

In this unit pupils will interpret census data to explore religion and belief in the UK. They will examine the growing diversity within Christianity and the rise of cultural Christians. They will use work by the sociologist, Linda Woodhead, to analyse the rise of 'no religion' in the UK.

Census: How has the landscape of belief changed in Britain?

something or someone that people look to for guidance, rules, or truth

when there are differences between things e.g. in beliefs or practices

a belief that there is no God or higher power/ a lack of belief in ‘God’

people who self-report that they do not affiliate with any religious group

academic who studies the place of religion in modern British society

the belief that it is unknown or unknowable whether any deities exist

individuals who identify as having 'no religion', a term explored in-depth by Linda Woodhead

a global study used to assess agnosticism and related beliefs through survey data

nature is sacred and central to beliefs and rituals

umbrella term for different worldviews often connected to nature, ancient traditions and forms of polythesim

a spiritual practice found in many cultures where a shaman (a healer or spiritual guide) connects with the spirit world to help people

a group of people born and living around the same time, usually about 20-30 years apart

the idea put forward in social science that as a society becomes more modern it becomes less religious

a sense of connection to something greater than oneself such as a higher power, or nature

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