Science of Congregation Studies

Leslie J. Francis is Professor of Religions and Education at the University of Warwick, UK.David W. Lankshear is Visiting Professor at Glyndŵr University, UK.

• Preface1Shaping congregation studies: A scientific approach Leslie J. Francis and David W. Lankshear.- 2Profiling adult churchgoers within the Diocese of Southwark: An overview David W. Lankshear and Leslie J. Francis.- 3The missing generation: Profiling churchgoers in their twenties David W. Lankshear and Leslie J. Francis.- 4‘The people are friendly’: Listening to 20- to 29-year-old churchgoers Jenny Rolph, Leslie J. Francis, and Paul W. Rolph.- 5The greying generation: Profiling churchgoers aged 70 and over Albert Jewell, Leslie J. Francis, and David W. Lankshear.- 6‘I don’t need encouraging, it’s part of my life’: Listening to churchgoers  aged 80 and over Paul W. Rolph, Jenny Rolph, and Leslie J. Francis.-7Who goes to church in their twenties? A comparison of occasional  and frequent churchgoers David S. Walker.- 8‘The church is very welcoming even though I don’t attend often’: Listening to occasional churchgoers Paul W. Rolph, Jenny Rolph, and Leslie J. Francis.- 9Church attendance and cohabitation: A study among churchgoers David W. Lankshear, Andrew Village, and Leslie J. Francis.-10Personal predictors of congregational bonding social capital: A study among churchgoers in a multi-cultural society Leslie J. Francis and David W. Lankshear.- 11Belonging, ethnicity and homophily in local congregations: A multivariate analysis  Andrew Village and Leslie J. Francis.- 12Predictors of church growth in Southwark Diocese 2000-2008 Andrew Village.- 13Impact of church schools on the attitudes of young churchgoers toward their church and Christian living Leslie J. Francis and David W. Lankshear.- 14Understanding the cathedral congregation: Inside Southwark Cathedral David W. Lankshear and Leslie J. Francis.- 15The human face of the cathedral: A qualitative enquiry into what draws people to Southwark Cathedral  Leslie J. Francis, Jenny Rolph, and Paul W. Rolph.- 16Psychological type, temperament theory, and religious motivation: Exploring the distinctive congregational profile of Southwark Cathedral Leslie J. Francis and David W. Lankshear.- ContributorsAuthor Index.- Subject Index.