Christianity in Britain, R. I. P.
Christianity in Britain, R. I. P.
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英国的基督教，R. I. P.
DOI：
10.2307/3712455
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发表时间：
2001
影响因子：
3.1
通讯作者：
S. Bruce
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作者：
S. Bruce
罗德尼·斯塔克再次声称，世俗化是一个神话，其基础是夸大了过去的宗教活力，低估了现在的宗教活力。本文对第一点提出了简短的异议，但集中于表明，在英国的情况下，即使我们将自己局限于1851年，1900年和2000年的宗教信仰的比较，证据也是明显的和戏剧性的下降。最近收集的数据教会成员和教会出席。这些数据表明，除非长期稳定的趋势得到扭转，否则到2030年，英国的主要教派将不复存在。虽然我们可以合理地争论世俗化的原因和时机，但无论多少供给侧修正主义都不会改变英国有组织的基督教陷入严重困境的事实。
Rodney Stark has again claimed that secularization is a myth based on exaggerating the religious vitality of the past and under-estimating that of the present. This article takes issue with the first point briefly but concentrates on showing that, in the case of Britain, even if we confine ourselves to comparisons of religiosity in 1851, 1900 and 2000, the evidence is of clear and dramatic decline. Recently gathered data on church membership and church attendance are presented. They show that unless long-stable trends are reversed, major British denominations will cease to exist by 2030. While we may legitimately argue about the causes and timing of secularization, no amount of supply-side revisionism will change that fact that organized Christianity in Britain is in serious trouble.