Religion in the United Kingdom
Kateřina Němečková (357822) & Vojtěch Kadrnka (349208)
Map of Britain

Structure
}Church of England
}Royal Family
}Relation – Ceremony
}Public Sphere
}Funding - Activity
}Other religion in UK
}Secularization
}Results
}Literature
}

Church of England
}History – 1534 Act of Supremacy followed by Suppresion of the Monasteries
}catholic episcopical structure (108 bishops, 2 archbishops) and protestant liturgy (Book of Common
Prayer)
}controversial theme:  female and homosexual priests (1994) and female bishops (2014): first 2014
Libby Lane
}
}Supreme Governor or Defensor Fidei = Monarch
}2 main provinces led by archbishops
}Archbishop of Canterburry – South – Primate of All England
}Archbishop of  York – North – Primate of England
}dioceses (41) and further parishes (cca 13 000)
}
}
}
Source: [1], [2]

The Anglican Communion
}international association of Anglican churches
}there is mutual agreement on essential doctrines
}Symbolic head:  Archbishop of Canterburry
}Ch. in Wales, Ch. of Ireland and Scotish Episcopal Ch.
}X Church of Scotland (the Kirk) – presbyterian,  calvinist
}
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Source: [3], [4]

High church – closer to catholic, low or evangelical church – closer to protestant

Royal Family and the Church of England
}Head of the Church
}In the Church of England Queen appoints archbishops, bishops and deans of cathedrals on the advice
of the Prime Minister.
}Royal ceremonies usually take a place in churches with the presence of the Archbishop of
Canterburry and other clergy
}the Sovereign reads a declaration and takes the oath to preserve the Church of Scotland and than
an oath to maintain the established Protestant succession (accession declaration).
Source: [5]

Royals
}Birth – Baptism
}
Happy occasion: The proud parents are walked from the chapel by Justin Welby, the Archbishop of
Canterbury who had just baptised George
Source: [6]

Royals
}Wedding
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Source: [7]

Royals
}Coronation
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Source:  [8]

Royals
}State vs. Ceremonial Funeral
https://metrouk2.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/ay_108071759.jpg
Source:  [9]

Funding of the Church
}Total income and spending almost £1,4 billion/year.
}Most spendings are made by parishes on paychecks, pensions, and maintenance of church buildings.
}No direct government funding
}
}FUNDED BY:
}Worshippers in parishes - over £900 million (2/3)
}Church Commissioners – almost £300 million.  Assets of over £4 billion.
}Cathedrals – over £112 million
Source: [1]

Public sphere
}HOUSE OF LORDS
}„The Lords Spirituals“ - two archbishops and 24 senior bishops (since 1847) – 26 out of 783
members.
}Between their duties belong every day prayer.
}Should they have right to override opinion of elected MPs?
}
}CHARITY
}About 160,000 Charities (54 % are very small)
}Religious charities: Church Urban Fund (CHoE), Christian Aid, The Salvation Army, Islamic Relief
Worldwide…
Source: [10], [1], [11], [12]

Public sphere
}EDUCATION
}Religious Education is compulsory subject, but schools are permitted to teach RE from their point
of view.
}Faith schools (state funded)
}Christian, Islamic and Jewish schools
}Debate about religious symbols in schools – muslim, sikh.
}Religious freedom vs school uniforms.
}
Source: [13], [14], [15]

Religious affiliation
Source: [16]


SECULARISATION
Source: [17], [18], [19], [20], [21], [22],
}Society is secular – moderate inclusive secularism.
}Nearly all church growth is due to immigrants.
}
}Church attendance is decreasing – in 2007 59 % of people said that thay never or practically never
go to church.
}Between 1998 ad 2005 – 500,000 people stopped attending church on Sunday. (English Church Census
2005)
}2014 - 37 % regard themselves as Christians, 50 % no religious affiliation. 77 % not religious.
}
}2013 YouGov study (18-24 years old):
}14 % say religion is a cause for good (41 % bad)
}25 % believe in God, 19 % spiritual power, 38 % no
}Most represented: CoE 13 %, R-C 9 %, Islam 4 %

RESULTS
}Specific position of Church of England – important tradition, but of little importance for most
people
}
}Britain is largely non-religious society
}
}Increasing numbers of irreligious people
}
}Multiculturalism – immigrants boost numbers of non-Christian religions

Sources
1. Church of England [online]. 2015. https://www.churchofengland.org/
2.Libby Lane: First female Church of England bishop consecrated. BBC News [online]. 2014.
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-30974547
3. Anglican Communion [online]. 2015. http://www.anglicancommunion.org/
4.Should the church be a radical voice in politics? The Guardian [online] 2015.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/apr/05/church-radical-voice-politics-christianity-justin-welb
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5.Royal events and ceremonies - The British Monarchy [online]. 2015.
http://www.royal.gov.uk/RoyalEventsandCeremonies/
6.George can be budhist.  Daily Mail [online]. 2013.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2475972/Prince-George-Buddhist-wants-says-Archbishop-royal-
christening.html
7.Royal Wedding Robert Runcie. Getty Images [online]. 2015.
http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/robert-runcie-the-archbishop-of-canterbury-officiates-
at-news-photo/109326196
8.The diamond jubilee of Queen Elisabeth II. Bloomberg [online]. 2012.
http://www.bloomberg.com/slideshow/2012-06-01/the-diamond-jubilee-of-queen-elizabeth-ii.html#slide8
9.Queen leads mourners at Margaret Thatcher’s funeral after London procession. Metro [online].
2013.
http://metro.co.uk/2013/04/17/margaret-thatcher-funeral-nation-prepares-to-pay-final-respects-amid-
tight-security-3618988/
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Sources
10.What is the role of bishops in UK politics. BBC News [online]. 2014 .
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-16702806
11.Britain's top 1,000 charities ranked by donations. Who raises the most money? . Guardians
[online]. 2012 .
http://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2012/apr/24/top-1000-charities-donations-britain
12.Church of Englandcharity set toreceive 5 mimlion from Government.  Telegraph [online]. 2010 .
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/7930875/Church-of-England-charity-set-to-receive-5million-
from-Government.html
13.Secularism [online]. 2015.  http://www.secularism.org.uk/
14.Kindlmannová, J. Náboženská výchova v Británii. RVP [online]. 2007.
http://clanky.rvp.cz/clanek/c/GO/1562/NABOZENSKA-VYCHOVA-VE-VELKE-BRITANII.html/
15.MOLKOVÁ, Michaela. Právo na veřejné užívání náboženských symbolů [online]. 2013 [cit.
2015-04-08]. Diplomová práce. Masarykova univerzita. http://is.muni.cz/th/257528/pravf_m/
16.Office for National Statistics (ONS) "Religion in England", analysis of the 2011 National Census
data, covering England and Wales. [online]. 2012. http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/dcp171776_290510.pdf
17.CRABTREE, V. Religion in the United Kingdom. Vexen. [online]. 2012.
http://www.vexen.co.uk/UK/religion.html
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Sources
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18.Perspectives: Should Britain become a secular state? BBC [online]. 2013.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/0/21883918
19.How Many Catholics are in Britain. BBC News [online]. 2010 . http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/11297461
20.Religion and belief: some surveys and statistics. British humanist organization [online]. 2012
https://humanism.org.uk/campaigns/religion-and-belief-some-surveys-and-statistics/
21.Voters were not religious.  YouGov [online]. 2014.
https://yougov.co.uk/news/2014/04/23/voters-were-not-religious-britain-christian-countr/
22.British Youth reject religion.  YouGov [online]. 2013
https://yougov.co.uk/news/2013/06/24/british-youth-reject-religion/
}