Gender Differences Among British Evangelicals

Various studies have demonstrated that men and women differ in their propensity towards religious engagement (e.g. Heelas, Woodhead et al. 2005; Day 2008). Stark (2002) indicates that it is a world-wide observation that men are less religious than women. Women are more likely to be churchgoers, to hold religious beliefs and to pray. Less is known about gender differences within religious groups. In this paper we explore the extent to which such differences exist among religiously committed men and women in terms of beliefs and attitudes towards Christian living. The data is taken from a series of surveys conducted with a panel of over a thousand British Evangelical Christians during the period 2011-2013. The analysis will also include consideration of age to determine if gender differences are narrowing for younger Christians.