How would you describe your religious beliefs and identity?Traditionally, Jewish. Both my parents were Jewish and from a traditional Jewish background and it was just the way I was brought up. My mother came out of Berlin in 1938 on Kristallnacht, she had ongoing...
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Janette Wilson
How would you describe your personal beliefs and identity in relation to religion?I suppose, if we’re being very legalistic about it, I’m a Presbyterian. I’m a member of a congregation of the Church of Scotland here in Edinburgh. I grew up in the Church, Sunday...
Chris Morris
How would you describe your personal identity in terms of religion or belief?Christian, but of the lapsed variety I suspect. Belief in God, but not regular attender at organised acts of worship. I stopped going when I realised that I enjoyed visiting the dentists...
Sir Mark Hedley DL
How would you describe your religious or ideological identity?I regard myself as an orthodox Christian, evangelical in doctrine, relatively more liberal than many evangelicals in ethical outworkings, but doctrinally fairly conservative.My parents had a connection with...
Gary McFarlane
How would you describe your beliefs and identity in relation to religion?I am a very strong, active, committed Christian of some 37 plus years. Very active. It permeates through the soul of who I am. It is not attending church every now and then. It is absolutely...
Lady Brenda Hale
How would you describe your personal beliefs/identity in relation to religion? What made you adopt this, or stay within it if it as the tradition you were born into?I am a not very observant member of the Church of England, but I do go to church from time to time. I...
Joanna Griffiths
How would you describe your religious or ideological identity?I am mainly Church in Wales, although I go to chapel with my husband at times. However, I don’t go there on a regular basis because I was brought up to go to church. Until I moved here, I went regularly to...
Michael Kennedy QC
How would you describe your religious identity and beliefs?I was brought up as a Catholic, Scots parents, probably on the conservative side and conventional. And I was educated by the Benedictines, prep school in Sussex and Downside. I went into a regiment for my...
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...
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