Staying Away
What Keeps Rural Churches Empty
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20206977 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Leslie J Francis (0000-0003-2946-9980, Bangor University), Leslie Francis, Keith Littler (Bangor University) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 2-3 |
| Pages | 161-169 |
| Publication date | 2003-04-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Implicit Religion (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1463-9955 • E-ISSN: 1743-1697 |
| Publisher | Equinox Publishing (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1558/imre.v6i2.161 |
| OpenAlex | W2149748751 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
One small rural parish invited all resident parishioners to complete a survey regarding their perceptions of their parish church. Responses were received from sixty-seven individuals who did not see themselves as regular churchgoers but nonetheless believed in the Christian God. The data demonstrated that those most likely to increase their level of attendance were the established residents (not newcomers) who had maintained contact with the church through attendance at the major festivals. To increase their level of attendance they would want to be made to feel more welcome and more at home
Attendance · Church attendance · Perception · Political science · Religiosity · Sociology · Gender Studies · Law · Psychology · Religion and Society Interactions · Religion, Society, and Development · Religious Tourism and Spaces · Social Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2016 - 2016 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |