Nearly half of UK adults believe in the resurrection

A new study of 3,115 British adults has found widespread belief in Jesus and the resurrection and openness to conversations about the Christian faith. Similarly, 48% of participants described themselves as Christians.

In addition, of the participants identified as Christian, 42% said they had not practiced and 6% did. The number of Christians who are not in practice has dropped by 10% since 2015, the last study conducted, while the percentage of Christians following is steady.

When asked how they would describe Jesus, one-fifth of respondents said that “God who lived among the people was in human form.” One-third said he was a prophet or spiritual leader but “not God” and a quarter said he was “an ordinary man”.

According to Christian todayNearly half of the respondents said they believed in the resurrection (45%), while 16% said it was exactly what was described. ScriptureAnd 29% say that certain aspects of biblical account “should not really be taken for granted.”

According to the study, the most common response to how practitioners came to believe was “growing up in a Christian family” (34%), followed by Bible study (24%) and attending Sunday school or physical church service. Church and a wedding or funeral (19% each).

Rachael Heffer, mission leader of the Evangelical Alliance, said the study was good news for the church across the UK and for us as individual Christian Witnesses.

“It reaffirms that our non-Christian friends think highly of us and like us, and an open mind in listening to our faith stories,” he said.