|
The English Church Attendance Survey has found that in 10 years between 40 and 50 percent of English churches have changed their 'churchmanship'. Thus, 40% of churches which had described themselves as Anglo-Catholic in 1989, described themselves as Liberal, Broad, Catholic or even Evangelical in 1999. 40% of of Charismatic Churches had changed, describing themselves as mainstream, low church or even broad church. A few had changed to being Anglo-Catholic. 47% of broad churches had changed their self-description to liberal, evangelical or something else. The Christian Research Association (UK) which undertook the survey asks whether the changes result from different people completing the form, or whether 'churchmanship' is becoming a less stable and less significant part of the identity of English churches.(From Quadrant, July 2000).
|
