Josh Coates

Apr 19, 2024 | corridor8.co.uk | Josh Coates

Emerging from the Queensway tunnel and into Birkenhead, I catch the familiar ping of a calendar notification over the sound of the bus engine: my phone tells me that I am due at Convenience Gallery for the opening night of their latest pop-up venture The Town is the Gallery. This evening, and for the next few weeks, Convenience Gallery can be found in the former Marks and Spencers inside Grange Precinct, hosting an exhibition featuring work from ELLSQUARED and Sorrell Kerrison.

Feb 16, 2024 | deseret.com | Josh Coates |Stephen Cranney

In our previous article, we explored different segments among Latter-day Saints based on the 2023 Current and Former Latter-day Saint survey, a large representative study of over 3,800 current and former members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. These came from national Facebook ads and postcards sent to a representative distribution of households within counties that had populations that were at least 15% Latter-day Saint based on the 2020 U.S. Religious Census estimates.

Feb 9, 2024 | deseret.com | Josh Coates |Stephen Cranney

Editor's note: The following is the second article exploring findings from the 2023 Current and Former Latter-day Saint Survey. The survey was conducted by the B.H. Roberts Foundation, an independent organization not affiliated with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Are there any meaningful patterns in how Latter-day Saints respond to questions about their beliefs and practices?

Jan 31, 2024 | deseret.com | Stephen Cranney |Josh Coates

The 21st century is in many ways already unrecognizable to the 20th century - especially in terms of marked evolutions in religious beliefs and practices in America. Understanding how and why these changes are taking place is often at the mercy of the headlines we see, the media we consume and our intuition. Helpful data can also help us make sense of what is taking place.