From The Telegraph-The decline in Anglicanism may have slowed thanks to a resurgence in patriotism and pride in Christianity, a report has found.
Academic Stephen Bullivant said that the growth in non-religious people has slowed and Anglicanism has seen a small uptick since 2013.
The professor of theology and the sociology of religion at St Mary's University in Twickenham said that the church was recovering after losing a lot of believers after the publication of Richard Dawkins' The God Delusion in 2006.
He also said that a rise in patriotism might be linked to greater pride in Christianity among some groups.
"People see Christianity as an expression of Englishness. There has been more rhetoric around Britain being a Christian nation.
More here-
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/05/13/anglican-church-congregation-numbers-have-stabilised/
and here-
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4503752/Patriotism-account-rising-number-Christians.html
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