The Decline of the Church of England?
Is the Church of England in terminal decline? I think there are number of ways to answer that question. Decline is usually thought of in numerical terms, but I think there are other, perhaps more significant issues at play, like spiritual decline and decline in national and global significance. Reflecting on the recent data from The Bible Society's report "The Quiet Revival," it's interesting to try and get to the bottom of what the following quotes about attendance mean: At the same time Catholicism has risen sharply and Pentecostalism has become the third biggest Christian tradition, with the share of churchgoers identifying as Anglicans dropping steadily. (p.6) in 2018 Anglicans made up 41% of churchgoers, this has dropped to 34% in 2024 (p.18) Perhaps this is particularly significant as the appointment of the new Archbishop of Canterbury has many questioning the future of the denomination and their future with the denomination. Numerical Let's consider the nu...
