To survive, Britain’s churches need to learn from our cathedrals | Simon Jenkins

While parish church attendance continues to fall, cathedrals are becoming much-needed cultural and therapeutic hubs

I believe that on Wednesday something odd happened. Probably 2.7 million people went to a Christmas service in their local Anglican church, a total that has risen steadily over the past decade. On Sunday, however, the number will plummet back to a weekly 700,000 and falling. Christian faith in the UK is in decline, with less than half of the population now believing “in God or a...