How would you describe yourself in relation to religion and belief?I would describe myself as an Atheist. It was the outlook in which I grew up. I wasn’t baptised. My parents didn’t bring me up in the Christian faith. Interestingly, my father was not baptised either,...
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Professor Imre Leader
How would you describe your religious or ideological identity?Jewish, but not practising and not believing. I go to a Passover dinner once a year at my parents’ house. In terms of world view, I like the West.Did you grow up in a more religious household?My great...
Professor Steven Jones
How would you describe your personal religious beliefs or worldview?I’m an atheist.What made you decide to adopt or retain this belief/identity?It seemed to me common sense, I was brought up in a fairly religious, Welsh speaking background. It was held together by...
Dr David Perfect
How would you describe yourself in terms of religious belief and identity?I am a Christian and I am an Anglican and I have been since my childhood. My father was an Anglican vicar. So, from childhood I have been an Anglican, and I regard myself as a practising...
Aled Griffiths
How would describe your beliefs and identity in relation to religion?I am a Christian, but I am multi-faith… I don’t think one religion has all the answers. I have a very deep conviction that there is a strong value in religion in general and Christianity in...
Dr Hilary Firestone
How would you describe your religious or other beliefs?What’s called middle of the road Judaism. More to the right wing than to the left. I am a dying breed within Judaism, most people are to the right or left. Very few are observant to the level that I am...
Professor David Feldman
How would you describe your personal religious beliefs and identity?I would say a fairly secular Jew.Was that the tradition you were brought up in? What made you decide to either adopt or retain it?I was brought up in an Orthodox family, although not as Orthodox as...
Professor Grace Davie
How would you describe yourself in relation to religion and belief?I describe myself as a moderately active Anglican.I grew up in the Church of England and I moved around within it; now, however, I am very committed to a parish model. I prefer to go to my parish...
Frank Cranmer
How would you describe your beliefs or identity in terms of religion?I am a Quaker of the Unitarian Universalist Tendency and I don’t believe in the Trinity. Shock, horror!!!What was your reason for adopting/retaining this?I chose to be a Quaker for two reasons: 1. I...
Dr Martin Clarke
How would you describe your personal religious identity?Christian, and particularly a Methodist. Is that the tradition you were born into? What made you stay/adopt it?I was baptised into the Methodist church. It’s where my maternal family went to church. Stayed in...
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