The need for a more realistic understanding of the Irish Church Our experience, understanding and relationships are important in helping us to lead others to Christ. Since our experience is limited and can be subject to bias, real-life data supplements this to strengthen and clarify our approach. This article focuses on factors that…
In my previous article, we discussed how percentages of self-declared Catholics and other religions have changed globally over time and the rise of the ‘nones’ in the West. Census figures show that those identifying as having no religion is on the increase across the island of Ireland. What does this mean? Religiosity still has a…
In this series of articles, I summarise and reflect on current data which reveals where the Church in Ireland is today and importantly how this informs our step towards the future. Firstly, I will focus on where we are now. Sociologists and anthropologists have taken to religious study across the world to explore secularisation and…