Synopsis
Michael Buerk reveals the results of the most comprehensive survey for a decade on religion in UK. He finds that we appear to be abandoning traditional religion for a global supermarket of belief.
- Programme: Soul Of Britain
- Episode: Spiritual Audit
- Channel: BBC One
- Broadcast year: 2000
- Sociology | What are the key patterns and trends of religion, belief and faith? | Religion, belief, and faith in a global context: change in the significance of religion in societies including its resurgence and decline; differences in the significance of religion between societies; links between industrialisation, migration and technology on levels of religiosity.
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