Mainstream religious attendance continues to decline in this country at a rapid rate. For instance in the decade to 2001 the Church of England lost almost 1 in 5 of regular worshippers.
Yet there are many signs of continued interest particularly amongst women in a spiritual life, from a proliferation of adverts for psychics in the back of women's magazines, to the many articles about Madonna and Kabbalah, and now Cosmopolitan Magazine is appointing a Spirituality editor. So what is going on? What do younger women want in their spiritual lives and are there dangers in a mix and match approach to belief? Christina Odone, deputy Editor of the New Statesman, Lorraine Candy, Editor of Cosmopolitan and sociologist Sylvia Collins of Kingston University join Jenni to discuss. Continue the debate on the message board
